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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09TEGUCIGALPA101 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY ELECTED CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on newly-elected Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Rivera Aviles on February 11. Rivera discussed his priority goals of reducing case backlogs and increasing the efficiency of oral case procedures. The Ambassador and Rivera agreed that organized crime and drug t [...] | 2009-02-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOVE KCRM EFIN EAID EINV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1053 | TFHO1: PRIORITY ECONOMIC TASKS FOR UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the negotiations now underway between representatives of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the Micheletti regime lead to a political settlement, a new unity cabinet will be appointed to lead the government through the November elections until a new administration takes over [...] | 2009-10-16 18:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1139 | TFH01: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, two former senior government financial investigators have approached us separately to tell us that they had been dismissed by the de facto regime. Both of them attributed their dismissal at least in part to the regime's lack of interest in investigating financ [...] | 2009-11-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ELAB EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1155 | TFH01: INVESTMENT MANAGER SAYS HONDURAS IS [...] (C) Summary: A representative of the British investment management company Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. told the Economic Counselor that his company is considering issuing the de facto regime a $100 million bridge loan, which would be tied to the issuance of a USD 500 million dollar-d [...] | 2009-11-14 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID HO UK |
09TEGUCIGALPA1206 | TFHO1: POSITIONS OF MULTILATERALS ON REENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Following the signing of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord on October 30, the U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank representatives to learn their perspectives on reengagement with a possible government of national unity [...] | 2009-11-26 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1209 | TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1254 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1287 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...] | 2009-12-14 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA1317 | HONDURAS: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] On June 28, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from office in a coup d'etat. The de facto government that took power was not recognized by the U.S. or any other country, and Honduras was suspended from the Organization of American States. Honduras's resulting international isolati [...] | 2009-12-21 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KJUS EFIN SNAR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1321 | LOBO ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEEKS INFORMAL TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maria Elena Mondragon, an economic advisor on President-elect Pepe Lobo's transition team, told the Economic Counselor on December 17 that the new government will urgently need international assistance, including budget support and technical advice. She said that informal talks [...] | 2009-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL HO IMF |
09TEGUCIGALPA1333 | ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY DOGS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty at home and abroad dogged the Honduran economy throughout 2009. With two-thirds of its exports destined for the U.S., the country was hard hit by the U.S. recession. On top of the crumbling international situation, President Jose Manual "Mel" Zelaya created a clima [...] | 2009-12-29 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA148 | IMF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR A STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund team has been in Tegucigalpa the past two weeks conducting Article IV consultations. In an out-brief meeting, they told us that the Honduran government,s unwillingness to allow for exchange rate flexibility makes the extension of the Stand by Arran [...] | 2009-03-06 20:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA149 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA MEETS FIDEL AND SPEAKS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zelaya concluded his three-day visit to Cuba March 4 with a reported meeting with Fidel Castro, who he described as lucid and well. Zelaya traveled to Cuba to attend the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development problems, before which [...] | 2009-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA186 | UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY [...] (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14. While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential can [...] | 2009-03-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA225 | ZELAYA THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE POWER COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In response to simmering public discontent over the high cost of electricity, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has threatened to nationalize the private companies that supply about 60 percent of the nation's power. Congress has attempted to preempt the President by introducing a bill [...] | 2009-03-31 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA29 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS SUPREME COURT [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Nominating Committee for the next Supreme Court on January 13 - the day that they completed the public hearings of the nominees. The Committee explained the process they were pursuing (ref A). The Committee noted that all excluded nomine [...] | 2009-01-15 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA307 | OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA308 | GOH RELEASES ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (U) Summary: With little fanfare, the GOH last week released its plan for countering the local effects of the global economic and financial crisis. The plan largely recapitulates previously announced measures to direct credit on preferential terms to productive sectors, with emphasis on small [...] | 2009-05-01 17:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA312 | OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to preempt reported plans by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to decree that all employers pay their employees an additional month of salary (the 15th month),Congress President Roberto Micheletti proposed a similar bill on April 21. Micheletti's version exempted many c [...] | 2009-05-04 18:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA34 | REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Reftel requested commentary on how the international financial crisis is playing out in Honduras. Detailed reporting on the subject appears in refs B through I. Following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-01-16 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA35 | HONDURAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: The international economic difficulties have impacted on Honduras in the way of slower growth, although the country still managed GDP growth of 4 percent in 2008. Looking to 2009, we expect the U.S. recession to hurt Honduras, export performance of apparel, and traditional produc [...] | 2009-01-16 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA355 | NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE LOBO'S [...] (C) National Party (NP) Presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo travels to Washington at a delicate moment in Honduras. Democracy has been successful in Honduras over the past 28 years, but the system remains institutionally weak and fragile. Although we maintain a strong working relatio [...] | 2009-05-15 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SMIG EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA513 | IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA516 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: DEALING WITH MICHLETTI REGIME IN [...] (C) Summary: Per reftels, President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti was sworn in yesterday at 14:15 local as President of Honduras. By 17:00, the Embassy had already been invited to the Congress to a celebration of the new Administration. The Embassy refused the invitation and immediately [...] | 2009-06-30 01:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS EFIN SNAR ECON EAID MARR PBTS |
09TEGUCIGALPA542 | HONDURAN ECONOMY LIKELY TO LIMP THROUGH 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Unless the current political turmoil leads to prolonged civil unrest, Honduras should be able to avoid a major economic crisis for the balance of 2009. However, recent policies, together with an unfavorable external environment, are severely constraining the options of whoever wi [...] | 2009-07-07 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA611 | TFH01: REPORTS OF FROZEN BANK ACCOUNTS DENIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Attorney General's Office and local banks both deny reports that bank accounts of people tied to the deposed government of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have been frozen. The Embassy has contacted government and banking officials to chase these reports down, and found that i [...] | 2009-07-17 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA618 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: DONORS EVALUATING ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Donors are evaluating their assistance to Honduras in the wake of the June 28 coup and subsequent suspension of Honduras from the OAS. All members of the G-16 group of official donors to Honduras, with one exception, have suspended communication with the de facto interim govern [...] | 2009-07-17 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA621 | TFH01: IMPACT OF COUP AND AID CUT-OFF ON HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: The expected reduction in international aid as a result of the June 28 coup will cause hardship for the de facto regime, but the Honduran economy should still be able to avoid collapse this year, barring an unexpected shock, such as a trade embargo or natural disaster. The econom [...] | 2009-07-18 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA666 | TFH01: FOLLOW-UP REPORT ON BANK ACCOUNT FREEZES [...] (U) Summary: Ref A reported rumors, none of which Post was able to confirm of banks closing the personal accounts of people associated with the Zelaya administration and their families. Further investigation has confirmed that there was no/no wholesale freezing of accounts and that the banks h [...] | 2009-07-29 15:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KDEM PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA697 | TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME PREPARES 2009 HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Honduran Budget was introduced and approved by the de facto regime July 2009. The Honduran fiscal year is from January to December, and the exiled government had yet to submit its 2009 budget (which was due to Congress on September 15, 2008). Central government reven [...] | 2009-08-04 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR EAID ECON EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA78 | FINMIN SEEKS HELP CONVINCING ZELAYA OF GRAVITY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Rebecca Santos told us she sees President Manuel Zelaya,s trip to Washington later this month as an opportunity to persuade him to adopt an economic stabilization program and enter [...] | 2009-02-05 17:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IMF HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA85 | HONDURAN UNION LEADERS DISCUSS GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leading union leaders in Honduras to discuss the current state of labor in Honduras, on February 3. The Ambassador took the opportunity to convey U.S. support for human rights and labor rights. He shared his view of the U.S-Central American Free Trade [...] | 2009-02-09 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA880 | TFHO1: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK FACES PRESSURE TO [...] (U) Summary: The board of governors of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will deliberate on September 18 on whether to formally suspend lending to Honduran entities, which it placed on hold following the coup. In response to the pause in lending, the de facto Hondur [...] | 2009-09-02 23:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA903 | TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME'S POSITION ON PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On August 28, the Ministry of Finance of the de facto regime published an advertisement in the major dailies describing the current conditions of public finances in the country and actions the de facto regime is taking to manage public finance during the rest of the year. The an [...] | 2009-09-09 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA908 | TFHO1: IMF REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 9 meeting with EconCouns, International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Mario Garza said that the IMF is conducting a vote of its members on what government to recognize in Honduras. The vote count will probably take place on September 18. If there is no quorum [...] | 2009-09-10 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IMF HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA92 | CENTRAL BANK FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Nick Rischbieth met with the Ambassador on February 2 to discuss the effects of the global financial crisis on Central America and on CABEI's operations. After a year of record disbursements, CABEI's acc [...] | 2009-02-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA978 | TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...] | 2009-09-26 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO |
09TELAVIV100 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) As of 1700 local on January 13, 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including 2 tankers of industrial diesel, were transferred into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal was closed today because of nearby military operations. The Karni crossing, open yesterday [...] | 2009-01-13 16:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1034 | NETANYAHU'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS SPARK POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet on May 3 approved the 2009-2010 budget framework that seeks to shrink Israel's annual budget deficit in part through cuts in expected expenditures. Details on those cuts were released later in the week, sparking the first major politi [...] | 2009-05-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV104 | GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 14, 1200 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Operation Cast Lead continues with IDF troops moving forward, very slowly, towards the center of Gaza City as talks over a ceasefire, and its terms, continue. Approximately 20 rockets landed in southern Israel overnight, although there were no reports of any damage. Two rocke [...] | 2009-01-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS CASC KWBG |
09TELAVIV106 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) Kerem Shalom was the only crossing open between Gaza and Israel on January 14, except for limited humanitarian evacuations through Erez. Kerem Shalom transferred 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including three tankers of diesel destined for Gaza hospital generators. The GOI's [...] | 2009-01-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1099 | UNION CHIEF UP, BUDGET CHIEF OUT, AS CABINET BUSTS BUDGET [...] (SBU) On May 13, about fifteen minutes after the cabinet voted 26-4 in favor of the proposed 2009-2010 budget, Ministry of Finance Budget Director Ram Belinkov resigned, citing what he felt was inappropriate handling of the budget process. Belinkov strongly objected to the profound and highly [...] | 2009-05-15 18:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV1126 | BOI GOVERNOR FISCHER DISCUSSES UTILITY OF JEDG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1182 | ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MEET ON GAZA RECOVERY [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director Irit Ben Abba called EconCouns evening of June 2 to give a readout of the GOI-PA meeting on end-use assurances and Gaza recovery. Ben Abba said the meeting had been led by she and Karim Nashashibi and had gone very well from the GOI perspective. So well, in fact, tha [...] | 2009-06-02 10:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV121 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 15, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) The Joint Coordination Room (JCR) convened a 9:30 meeting to introduce the newly appointed Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Yitzhak Herzog, to the diplomatic and international organizations communities in order to demonstrate the GOI's priority on maintaining humanitarian aid for Gazan [...] | 2009-01-15 17:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1237 | ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN MEETING ON BANKING ISSUES [...] (SBU) Bank of Israel (BOI) Assistant Supervisor of Banks David Zaken called EconOff on June 8 to express BOI satisfaction with the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CTF) practices in West Bank and Gaza banks. The BOI arranged the meet [...] | 2009-06-09 07:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1273 | GOI FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS FROM JUNE 7 [...] (S) In follow-up to the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CFT practices in West Bank and Gaza banks (REFTEL) GOI officials reviewed with EconOff next steps and additional information they have sought from the Palestinian side. In sepa [...] | 2009-06-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1306 | GOI REITERATES DESIRE FOR INCREASED [...] (S/NF) Yehuda Shaffer, head of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA),reiterated GOI desire for increased bilateral Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing (AML/CFT) enforcement in a meeting with EconOff and [...] | 2009-06-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1329 | EMBASSY VIEWS ON 2009 JEDG [...] (C) The June 29 Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting presents the opportunity to discuss the eventual severance of the JEDG from its connection to the 2003 Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA),and its continuance as an annual bilateral economic consultation between the two countries. Thi [...] | 2009-06-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV135 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 16, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) Only the Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 16; it handled 76 truckloads of supplies and three fuel tankers. In the wake of yesterday's firefight around the UNWRA compound in Gaza and destruction of its main warehouse, UNWRA did not operate its usual cargo convoys from Kerem Sha [...] | 2009-01-16 16:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PETER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1471 | NEW TAKE ON BUILDING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN BANKING [...] (SBU) Irit Roth, Director of Country Legal Counsel and Compliance Division Head for Citi Israel, described operational difficulties as the main impediment to increased business between Israeli and Palestinian private banks in a meeting with EconOff on 6 July. While echoing some of the AML/CF [...] | 2009-07-07 08:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1502 | GOI'S NEW TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATION STRATEGY [...] (C) GOI officials outlined significant changes in Israel's approach to terror finance designations to a USG delegation on June 30-July 1. The Israelis described new efforts to engage previously designated entities (mostly charitable NGOs) to encourage reform and increase funding to legitimate [...] | 2009-07-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1615 | 2009-2010 GOI BUDGET APPROVED [...] (U) Three and a half months after being introduced, the 2009-2010 GOI budget was approved by a majority of 58 Members of Knesset (MK)--versus 36 MKs against--in final readings in the Knesset on July 15. The budget framework includes deficit ceilings of six percent of GDP in 2009 and 5.5 per [...] | 2009-07-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1719 | DAS GLASER'S JULY 29-30 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Danny Glaser met with several GOI officials on July 29-30 to express confidence in the Palestinian financial sector, identify Israeli concerns in Palestinian anti-money laundering/counter fin [...] | 2009-08-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EAID EFIN KTFN KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV1886 | ISRAEL HIKES INTEREST RATE TO HEAD OFF INFLATION [...] (SBU) Amid intense Israeli and international speculation, the Bank of Israel (BoI) became the first central bank to raise interest rates since initial signs of a global recovery. The August 24 hike of 0.25 percent brings the BoI's benchmark rate to 0.75 percent, up from 0.50 percent where it [...] | 2009-08-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1948 | ISRAEL'S FISCAL OUTLOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Israel is likely to meet the 2009 fiscal conditions for U.S. loan guarantees signed at the last Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting on June 29, but it is less certain that Israel will meet the 2010 expenditure conditions for FY2011 loan guarantees. The country face [...] | 2009-09-04 08:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1951 | THE WAY FORWARD ON FISCAL ISSUES FROM THE 2009 JEDG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The United States pressed Israel at the 2009 JEDG to consider creating a budget "watchdog" group and institute a new, more effective fiscal rule. In follow-up meetings with Treasury and Emboffs, all three major economic actors in Israel's government agreed with the necessity o [...] | 2009-09-04 09:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2003 | ISRAEL: PA'S NON-RESPONSE THROUGH BANKING DIALOGUE [...] (C) GOI officials have expressed concern over the lack of sustained engagement by the Palestinians through the bilateral banking dialogue (see reftel). The GOI is still waiting for information and responses to questions posed to the Palestinians before the last banking meeting, which was held [...] | 2009-09-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2333 | NSC APPLAUDS U.S. SUPPORT IN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) The Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (the Security Cabinet) designated 50 Al Qaida and Taliban-affiliated groups as terrorist organizations during a discussion of "Global Jihad" on 20 October. These designations come as a result of reporting, monitoring and enforcemen [...] | 2009-10-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ECON IS |
09TELAVIV2343 | BOI-PMA BANKING MEETING HELD [...] (C) Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel (BOI),informed EconOff that a bilateral Israeli-Palestinian banking meeting was held on 21 October. Surplus cash in Palestinian banks was a primary topi of discussion. In mid-August, the BOI allowed deposit of 300 million [...] | 2009-10-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2379 | BOI TO ACCEPT EXCESS SHEKELS, STILL SEEKS [...] (SBU) The Bank of Israel (BOI) will accept another tranche of surplus shekels from the West Bank "by the end of the week (i.e. 31 October)," according to Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks. The sum of the deposit will be approximately NIS 400 million. BOI Governor Stanley Fischer is a [...] | 2009-10-28 15:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2446 | HAMAS FACING SEVERE FUNDING SHORTAGES [...] (S/NF) Hamas has been facing severe funding shortages over the last several months--primarily due to the GOI policy of restricting cash in-flows from Hamas headquarters in Damascus and fund-raisers, according to Israeli Security Agency (ISA, also commonly known as Shin Bet) officials. ISA of [...] | 2009-11-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN KTFN IS |
09TELAVIV2496 | GAZA CASH: GOI SECURITY AND POLICY CONCERNS [...] (S) Summary: A senior GOI security official cited several security and policy concerns in permitting the transfer of U.S. dollars and Jordanian dinars into Gaza, though he promised to raise the topic within the appropriate interagency committee. The GOI continues to view its policy of restric [...] | 2009-11-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KTFN IS |
09TELAVIV2504 | NEW DG AT MINISTRY OF FINANCE SEEKS COOPERATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Cunningham met with Haim Shani, the new Director General of the Ministry of Finance on November 13. Shani, who took charge on November 1, shared some of his priorities as DG. He also provided a few details of his vision of the joint high-tech dialogue he hopes to [...] | 2009-11-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2506 | ISRAELI COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURKEY'S ROLE WITH IRAN [...] (S) Reftel reported that the French MFA readout to Embassy Paris on the Israeli-French Strategic Dialogue included Israeli claims that Turkey, with the full knowledge of PM Erdogan, has facilitated the supply of weapons-related materials for Iran's nuclear program. MFA Director of Political [...] | 2009-11-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP EFIN TU IR FR IS |
09TELAVIV2559 | PRELUDE TO 2009 JEDG MID-TERM REVIEW [...] (SBU) Ahead of the December Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) mid-term review, Econoff met with contacts at the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance to assess progress on several of the key issues raised in the June 2009 JEDG meeting in Washington. While strong consensus remains [...] | 2009-11-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2561 | INTEREST RATE HIKE AND THIRD QUARTER DATA EVIDENCE [...] Summary: On November 23, the Bank of Israel (BoI) announced a 0.25 percent increase in interest rates, bring the BoI rate to 1 percent in a move intended to return inflation to well within the target range yet low enough to support the continuing economic recovery. Preliminary third quarter [...] | 2009-11-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV27 | ISRAEL TO USE U.S. LOAN GUARANTEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2756 | HAPOALIM VP: BANK'S DECISION ON CORRESPONDENT [...] (U) This is an action cable (see para 7). 2. (C) Summary: Bank Hapoalim Executive Vice President Boaz Raday highlighted ongoing concerns about re-establishing correspondent banking relations with Palestinian banks in a 17 December meeting with Econoffs. Raday discussed an internal review t [...] | 2009-12-22 09:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS |
09TELAVIV2808 | TREASURY ACTING A/S BAUKOL'S MEETING WITH BOI [...] (U) Summary: Visiting Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department, Andy Baukol, met with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher December 15, following the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) Mid-Term Review. Fischer addressed the BoI's efforts to assis [...] | 2009-12-24 08:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS KWBG EFIN |
09TELAVIV350 | GOI ESTABLISHES COMMISION ON ILLEGAL BEDOUIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI PREL EFIN ELAB EIND IS |
09TELAVIV471 | GOI WILLING TO PASS THE BUCK BUT NOT THE SHEKEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 16:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
09TELAVIV485 | GOI PLANS FOR DEALING WITH FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] Yadin Entebbe, the head of the Capital Markets Division at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says that Israel has not yet borne the full brunt of the worldwide economic crisis. The GOI has come out with a three-pronged plan to deal with the crisis -- providing loan guarantees to banks to make cap [...] | 2009-03-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV53 | GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 08, 1230 [...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...] | 2009-01-09 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV540 | DEPUTY BOI GOVERNOR SAYS ISRAEL POISED FOR STRONG RECOVERY [...] Professor Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University says that for Israel, the economic crisis is entirely imported. As a consequence, Israel's emergence from its economic downturn will happen only when the U.S. economy turns around s [...] | 2009-03-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV58 | CORRECTED: GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 09, 1230 [...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...] | 2009-01-09 12:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV60 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 9, 1700 [...] (SBU) As of 1700 local, 41 truckloads of food and medical supplies had transited the Kerem Shalom crossing, all of it commercial. Pickup and distribution on the Gaza side is still limited, in part by UNWRA's decision not to ask its contractor to operate until the IDF has a better coordination [...] | 2009-01-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV600 | GOI PROPOSES INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR FUNDS TO [...] Channeling funds to enable the re-building of Gaza whilst ensuring the money is not misdirected to destabilizing elements. 2. Empowering the Palestinian Authority (PA) and other institutions in Gaza committed to peaceful co-existence in the region. 3. Developing a mechanism for money [...] | 2009-03-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
09TELAVIV725 | BOI PROPOSED SPENDING INCREASE TO COMBAT RECESSION [...] The Bank of Israel (BOI) presented a plan of modest spending increases to combat Israel's economic downturn. The cost is about NIS 4.4 billion (USD 1.1 billion),designed to offer incentives for the labor market, for infrastructure investment and for exporters. Implementation would raise the [...] | 2009-03-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV80 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 12, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) As of 17:00 local on January 12, 97 truckloads of humanitarian goods had transited Kerem Shalom crossing (63 truckloads of food, 1 of medical equipment, and 33 of other goods). An additional 27 truckloads of grain passed through the Karni crossing, which was open this afternoon; Karni is [...] | 2009-01-12 18:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV800 | YUVAL STEINITZ NAMED FINANCE MINISTER [...] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Dr. Yuval Steinitz from the Likud Party to the post of Minister of Finance. Steinitz is a widely-published philosopher and thinker, with the reputation of being able to digest and make sense of complex issues. He is reportedly a fiscal conservative [...] | 2009-04-03 08:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV969 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL IS |
09THEHAGUE116 | NETHERLANDS: PREPARATION FOR EU AND G20 SUMMITS [...] Summary: Dutch MFA officials noted that the financial crisis will feature prominently in the February meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) and will be the central focus of the March 16-17 GAERC. The EU will use both meetings to prepare for the European Coun [...] | 2009-02-23 16:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE132 | FOREIGN TAKEOVERS OF DUTCH ENERGY COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY: Following the Essent takeover by Germany's RWE on January 22, Nuon announced February 23 that it had agreed to a takeover bid by Sweden's Vattenfall. Two other large Dutch energy companies have been linked in the media to takeover discussions. In addition to competition issues, Esse [...] | 2009-02-25 15:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE153 | NETHERLANDS - CABLE 1 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] Summary: This is the first of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. At the G20 summit, the Dutch are likely to recommend using a slightly expanded, more representative G20 format to strengthen the [...] | 2009-03-04 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE154 | NETHERLANDS - CABLE 2 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] This is the second of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. -------------------------------- III. THE BROADER ECONOMIC CRISIS -------------------------------- 2. Response H: The global econom [...] | 2009-03-04 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE193 | NETHERLANDS: COMPANIES SUFFER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] SUMMARY: The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis (CPB) released its updated forecast March 17 for a Dutch economy in "deep recession." GDP is predicted to decline 3.5 percent in 2009. Businesses across a number of sectors report they are facing decreasing revenue, fewer orders, and lower [...] | 2009-03-20 13:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE199 | NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: MINISTER KOENDERS ATTENDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 13:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PK EAID ECON EFIN NL |
09THEHAGUE204 | NETHERLANDS: COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING EASTERN AND CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) supported the increase of EU's Balance of Payments facility to assist Central and Eastern European economies hit hard by the economic crisis. The GONL also favors doubling the size of IMF's New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) and is willing [...] | 2009-03-25 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE206 | NETHERLANDS: ING SEEKS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN U.S. [...] This is an action request for State and Treasury; see paragraph 9. 2. Summary: The head of ING's insurance operations in the United States said the significant presence of U.S. mortgage-backed securities on ING's books necessitated a Dutch government bailout and layoffs. Although ING's ba [...] | 2009-03-26 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE221 | NETHERLANDS: MODEST THIRD STIMULUS AND SAVINGS PACKAGE [...] SUMMARY: On March 25, the government presented another stimulus and savings package to stimulate employment and sustainable economic growth in the short term, while ensuring stable government finances in the medium and long term. The latest stimulus measures total 6.5 billion euro. Together w [...] | 2009-04-01 14:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE269 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: MAY 25 SEMINAR ON [...] (U) This message contains an action request; see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will host a multilateral seminar May 25 in The Hague titled: "Improving the Effectiveness and Legitimacy of UN Targeted Sanctions." The objective is to advance the i [...] | 2009-04-24 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER NL |
09THEHAGUE309 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: URGENT REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 5. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is concerned the European Court of First Instance will rule that Jose Maria Sison does not belong on the EU sanctions list. The GONL may be unable to retain its domestic desi [...] | 2009-05-19 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN NL |
09THEHAGUE313 | NETHERLANDS: REASSESSMENT OF DUTCH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the economic crisis, the Netherlands continues to comply with the UN recommendation of spending 0.7 percent of GDP on official development assistance (ODA) with an additional 0.1 percent for other overseas projects. Faced with sharp criticism of Dutch aid policy's effectiv [...] | 2009-05-26 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EAID NL |
09THEHAGUE315 | NETHERLANDS: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF [...] (S/NF) On May 13, Econoff shared with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Terrorism/New Threats Unit and the Finance Ministry's Integrity Division reftel points concerning the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee designation of DPRK entities. The Foreign Ministry's terrorism finance coordinator Wendela Hari [...] | 2009-05-27 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NL |
09THEHAGUE317 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC NL |
09THEHAGUE333 | NETHERLANDS PRESSING FOR INVITATION TO PITTSBURGH [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is already pressing for confirmation that the Netherlands will be invited to the September 2009 G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. The Dutch know their perseverance paid off with invitations to [...] | 2009-06-05 11:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE357 | NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) pledged 86.7 million euro (USD 120 million) at the April 17 Tokyo Donor Conference, all of which will be channeled through the Dutch Embassy in Islamabad. The GONL has also pled [...] | 2009-06-19 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PHUM PREF PK NL |
09THEHAGUE395 | NETHERLANDS: OVERVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 14 [...] (C) Your July 14 meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende provides an opportunity for us to urge the Dutch to continue as part of NATO in Afghanistan and to enlist PM Balkenende in solving Guantanamo issues. For his part, Balkenende will seek to continue the Dutch role in the G20 and [...] | 2009-07-06 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL OVIP ECON EFIN PINR MOPS NL |
09THEHAGUE399 | NETHERLANDS: LEAD TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY 14 [...] (C) As indicated in our overview cable, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende hopes to limit discussion to four major topics during his meeting with the President: Afghanistan/Pakistan; the economic crisis/G20; Middle East Peace Process/Iran; and climate change. He will also mention the New York 400 cele [...] | 2009-07-06 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ECON EFIN MOPS OVIP PINR PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF JULY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of the July 27-28 GAERC meeting, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials briefed EMBOFFS on Dutch positions on the Swedish Presidency, the Baltic Sea Cooperation plan, Iceland, Somalia, Iran, and the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia. Few concrete de [...] | 2009-07-24 10:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE485 | NETHERLANDS/UN 1267 SANCTIONS: DUTCH REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 09:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC NL |
09THEHAGUE52 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 15:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER KTFN IR NL |
09THEHAGUE565 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF G20 SUMMIT [...] Summary: At the Pittsburgh G20 summit, the Dutch will: - highlight their new Banking Code (which includes a cap on bank directors' bonuses of one year's salary) as an example of improved corporate governance and risk management; - strongly support the German Charter for Sustainable Economi [...] | 2009-09-17 17:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE569 | NETHERLANDS' 2010 BUDGET: SPEND NOW, TOUGH CHOICES LATER [...] Summary: The Dutch government presented its 2010 budget to parliament on September 15. There were no surprises - the government agreed in March to maintain current spending levels in the 2010 budget in an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The government used the occasion to caution that [...] | 2009-09-21 08:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE60 | NETHERLANDS: ING'S FINANCIAL WOES DEEPEN [...] Summary: ING, the largest Dutch financial services and insurance provider, announced January 26 that it will cut 7,000 jobs and replace Chief Executive Officer Michel Tilmant after reporting a second consecutive quarterly loss. ING also will accept additional support from the Government of th [...] | 2009-01-26 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE62 | NETHERLANDS: SECOND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE CRITICIZED AS [...] SUMMARY: Just as the European Commission released its forecast that Dutch GDP would shrink by 2 percent in 2009 (more than the EU average),the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced on January 16 a second package of measures to strengthen Dutch credit markets and the larger economy. [...] | 2009-01-27 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE636 | NETHERLANDS: URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN EU'S [...] (U) URGENT ACTION REQUEST: This is a joint message from AmEmbassy The Hague and USEU. The Dutch are approaching an October 27 deadline and request USG assistance if possible. Please see paragraphs 7-9. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: On the margins of the October 15-16 Belgiu [...] | 2009-10-23 13:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE640 | NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Hidde Baars, Policy Officer for Pakistan at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Baars confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officially joined the Friends of Democratic Pakistan and pledged 86 million euro (USD 126.9 million) at th [...] | 2009-10-26 11:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN AF PAK NL |
09THEHAGUE642 | NETHERLANDS: COMMISSION MAINTAINS PRESSURE ON ABN [...] (SBU) Summary: Under pressure from the European Commission, the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced a deal October 20 in which ABN Amro will sell several business units to Deutsche Bank in order to allow its merger with Fortis to go through. However, the GONL and Commission remain [...] | 2009-10-26 13:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
09TIRANA104 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The Financial Crimes Task Force of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office has concluded the investigation of a major property related fraud case that involved the illicit transfer of land titles to a major Albanian builder. The list of those charged includes the Head of Property Restitution Commissio [...] | 2009-02-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR AL |
09TIRANA153 | ALBANIA: FINANCIAL CRISIS REACHES ALBANIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis is finally starting to affect Albania. Albanians have been withdrawing their deposits from banks, affecting banks' ability to buy domestic treasury bonds to help finance the deficit. The Ministry of Finance has gone to commercial banks seeking 300 m [...] | 2009-03-06 14:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA185 | ALBANIA: BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? [...] (C) As predicted reftel, the global financial crisis is having a growing effect on Albania. The GOA, unable to finance its 2009 budget deficit by selling domestic bonds or organizing a Eurobond issue, was forced in January to seek 250 million euro through commercial financing. (Note: Since [...] | 2009-03-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA217 | ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...] | 2009-04-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA243 | BECHTEL TO GOA: DON'T OPEN THE DURRES-KUKES ROAD IN JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: (Note: Please close-hold names and references to Bechtel executives. End note.) Mike Adams, President of Bechtel Civil, and Synon Tara, President of Bechtel's partner Anka in the Durres-Kukes road construction project, called on Prime Minister Berisha on April 16 to tell him [...] | 2009-04-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA248 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA250 | MICROVEST I INVESTMENT IN OPPORTUNITY ALBANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 14:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AL |
09TIRANA259 | SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT ALBANIA'S FOURTH CELLULAR LICENSE [...] (SBU) Parliament on April 23 passed a law awarding Albania's fourth cellular license to the PTK consortium, consisting of Kosovo Post and Telecommunications and a group of Albanian businesses. The law bypassed Albania's tendering procedures and followed a decision by the Telecommunications Reg [...] | 2009-04-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AL |
09TIRANA279 | ALBANIA MOVES CLOSER TO FINANCING ITS DEFICIT [...] (SBU) After two months of difficult negotiations, the GOA on May 5 signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank and Deutsche Bank to syndicate a 250 million euro loan to finance a large part of its 2009 budget deficit (reftel). The agreement, required by Albanian law, spells out interest rates and [...] | 2009-05-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA3 | ASSA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 13:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM AL |
09TIRANA300 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report - FM Basha in the Dock [...] Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha has reasons to be confounded these days. He does not know yet whether the criminal case that has haunted him for the last two years for abuse of office over the construction of the road linking Albania with Kosova is closed for good or whether a new decision taken [...] | 2009-05-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA342 | How to Finance an "Election Year" Budget [...] A recent IMF report underlines that Albania and Cyprus are expected to be the only countries in Europe that will show positive economic growth for the current year. Despite downgrading Albania's 2009 GDP growth rate to 0.4 percent from 3.5 percent in early January, the IMF still considers the [...] | 2009-06-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA346 | ALBANIA COULD LOSE OVERFLIGHT FEES [...] (SBU) According to General Electric, a Belgian court has awarded GE some portion of overflight fees Eurocontrol pays to Albania for providing air traffic control for high altitude flights crossing Albanian airspace. Albania receives roughly USD 20 million per year in overflight fees. 2. (S [...] | 2009-06-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAIR PGOV AL |
09TIRANA408 | ALBANIA'S REMITTANCES [...] (SBU) Albania's economy and its domestic population of about 3.2 million rely on remittances from roughly one million Albanians working abroad. Although remittances have fallen from an estimated 947 million euro in 2007 to 800 million euro in 2008, there are signs the decline is abating and re [...] | 2009-06-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB AL |
09TIRANA409 | ALBANIA'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC BUDGET PICTURE [...] (SBU) While both government revenues and remittances from Albanians working abroad continue to drop, there are signs the rate of decline is slowing. According to the Central Bank, tax and customs revenues for the first five months of 2009 were at 94 percent of plan. However, revenue collectio [...] | 2009-06-23 11:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA452 | ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...] | 2009-07-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA483 | DELIVERY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 08:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP AL |
09TIRANA52 | ALBANIA'S INSURANCE PRIVATIZATION MAY HIT A SNAG [...] (C) Dallas-based American Reserve Life Insurance Company (ARLI) is negotiating with the Ministry of Finance to conclude its purchase of state-owned insurance company INSIG. ARLI won the tender for 61% of INSIG On December 9 (reftel). EBRD, which owns 19% of INSIG's shares, was not initially [...] | 2009-01-27 06:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KCRM PREL AL |
09TIRANA585 | ECONOMY STILL GROWING, BUT CAUTION IS KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against all odds, the consensus view among economists is that the Albanian economy will post positive growth for 2009. Although the GOA's projection of 4.8 percent growth for 2009 is almost certainly too high, Ministry of Finance economists privately say that the economy will n [...] | 2009-08-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AL |
09TIRANA646 | Tirana Impressions [...] Tirana Airport Partners, the consortium that won a 20 year concession to manage the Tirana International Airport (TIA),finalized last week stage B of the modernization and expansion of the airport. The 20 million euro stage B investment, which was preceded by a 50 million euro stage A invest [...] | 2009-09-28 05:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PHUM AL |
09TIRANA699 | UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER AL |
09TIRANA700 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. Central Bank Taking More Active Role in Economy --------------------------------------------- -- 2. Central Bank Governor Ful [...] | 2009-10-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM PINR AL |
09TIRANA742 | Albania: Weak Lek Makes Headlines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent period of high volatility of the Albanian lek versus the euro has made headlines and shaken market confidence. The contributing factors are short-term and more psychological and speculative such as reactions to the Prime Minister's comments on adopting the euro. Long [...] | 2009-11-18 09:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ZL AL |
09TIRANA813 | The GOA's Overly Optimistic 2010 Budget [...] (SBU)Summary: Last month, Parliament approved the 2010 budget. The budget anticipates a growth rate of 6.5 percent (vs 2009 revised budget),revenue growth of 11 percent, a budget deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP and inflation stable at three percent. Even though Albania is one of the few countri [...] | 2009-12-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL |
09TOKYO100 | TREASURY VISIT ASSESSES SEVERITY OF JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's economic recession may turn out to be longer and deeper than the U.S. downturn, Japanese government, academic, and private sector economic and financial experts told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner. The Japan-based economic analysts explained t [...] | 2009-01-16 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO101 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PREL PGOV JA LE |
09TOKYO1021 | JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST ITS AILING AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its "Support Package to Strengthen the Foundation of the Airline Industry" April 10, a set of initiatives to assist Japan's struggling airline sector. The support package does not require Diet approval [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND ETRD WTRO EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1091 | JAPAN POST: NEW PRODUCTS NECESSARY FOR IPO, SAYS [...] (C) For the initial public offerings of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance to be successful, the postal financial entities should be permitted to issue new products, Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) Chairman Naoki Tanaka told emboffs May 13. Tanaka said he understands some [...] | 2009-05-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1106 | OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS INDICT JAPAN POST CEO [...] (U) Twelve Diet members from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),the People's New Party (PNP),and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) submitted a third-party criminal indictment of Japan Post Holdings CEO Yoshifumi Nishikawa to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office May 15, a [...] | 2009-05-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1156 | REPLY: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK [...] (C) Emboffs delivered points in ref A to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara and Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Wataru Kikuchi and MOF International Bureau International Organi [...] | 2009-05-21 04:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KN JA |
09TOKYO1192 | JAPAN OPPOSES PGA DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Japan "totally agrees" with the U.S. opposition to the draft outcome document the President of the General Assembly (PGA) distributed in preparation for the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internation [...] | 2009-05-27 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA JA |
09TOKYO124 | PM ASO URGES PRESIDENT LEE TO ACCELERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Aso strongly urged South Korean President Lee to accelerate consultations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) during their January 12 summit, according to MOFA Economic Partnership Director Shinichi Hosono. Aso made the push because current working-level tal [...] | 2009-01-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
09TOKYO1279 | SECOND JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC DIALOGUE -- LONG ON [...] (C) Summary: After an 18 month hiatus, Japan and China held the second High Level Economic Dialogue June 7 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, issued 11 documents highlighting cooperation in areas including promoting a global eco [...] | 2009-06-08 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CH JA |
09TOKYO1329 | INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER RESIGNS OVER POSTAL ROW [...] (C) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kunio Hatoyama resigned June 12 after learning PM Aso would reappoint Yoshifumi Nishikawa as Japan Post Holdings (JPH) CEO despite Hatoyama's objections. Hatoyama has been a public critic of Nishikawa and JPH's attempt to sell off assets unr [...] | 2009-06-12 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1345 | NIKKEI BREAKS 10,000 SUGGESTING THE ECONOMY HAS [...] (SBU) Summary: A spate of relatively positive economic news, both international and domestic, pushed the Nikkei 225 to close over the psychologically important 10,000 level on June 12. Some politicians and pundits argue the economy has "hit bottom" and will recover, albeit slowly, over the nex [...] | 2009-06-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
09TOKYO1400 | SETTING NEW FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) has released its draft basic policy framework for 2009. Known as the honebuto ("big-boned" or "robust"),the policy framework is meant to place this year's policy priorities in a medium-term context. The 2009 honebuto makes clear that the [...] | 2009-06-22 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1404 | TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: JAPANESE [...] Japan remains committed to its pledge of economic assistance to Pakistan, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, First Country Planning Strategy Division, Southwest Asia Team Chief Hitomi Sato told AID counselor. MOFA announced June 9 an additional $10 million in emergency g [...] | 2009-06-22 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PK JA |
09TOKYO1411 | NISSAN DISCUSSES U.S. AND GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY, [...] (SBU) Nissan Senior VP for External and Government Affairs Hitoshi Kawaguchi and International Affairs General Manager Takehiro Kasai met June 10 with EMIN and FCS Minister Counselor, the first such meeting between senior Nissan personnel and emboffs in a number of years. Kawaguchi opened st [...] | 2009-06-23 04:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1412 | METI OFFICIAL: JAPANESE EXPORTS TO IRAN DOWN BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Japan Government continues to restrict export credit insurance for Iran to only short-term transactions in accordance with UNSCR 1803, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Deputy Director for Trade Insurance Toshihiro Kawakami. The GOJ continues to decline of [...] | 2009-06-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL IR JA |
09TOKYO146 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PETR EFIN PREL PGOV JA PK |
09TOKYO147 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN ETTC PINR PREL PTER JA IR |
09TOKYO1475 | JAPAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PK JA |
09TOKYO157 | EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...] | 2009-01-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA |
09TOKYO1757 | DPJ FISCAL POLICY -- AMBITIOUS SPENDING, UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The release of the Democratic Party of Japan's "manifesto" (platform) and accompanying policy index have given a better sense of the party's fiscal priorities as well as its specific spending and financing plans. As reported (reftel),the DPJ's proposed fiscal policy contains [...] | 2009-08-02 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO176 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW INSURANCE PRODUCT BY [...] (SBU) The Government of Japan has not received an application from Japan Post Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance for a new cancer insurance product, officials from the Office for the Promotion of Privatization of Postal Services (OPJP),the Financial Services Agency (FSA),and the Ministry of [...] | 2009-01-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1866 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (C) On August 13, Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama and Section [...] | 2009-08-14 04:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN JA |
09TOKYO187 | METI LOOKING TO CONTINUE FORMAL BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: METI wants to continue a bilateral economic dialogue similar to the Economic Partnership for Growth (EPG) with the U.S., according to METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroyuki Ishige. He envisions the new partnership having three pillars -- (a) macro-economy and trad [...] | 2009-01-27 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SENV PREL JA |
09TOKYO189 | DFM OTABE MULLS USG ASSISTANCE TO AUTOMAKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN WTRO JA |
09TOKYO1903 | JAPAN: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 03:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN JA |
09TOKYO1976 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN CALL [...] (C) During his August 27 introductory call on South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul-hyun, the Ambassador stressed the importance of enhancing trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK),particularly with respect to dealing with North Korea. Kwon concur [...] | 2009-08-27 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS JA |
09TOKYO199 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IMPLICATIONS OF JAPAN,S POOR [...] (S) Summary: The Financial Action Task Force,s (FATF) mutual evaluation of Japan,s illicit finance safeguards and countermeasures gives the country low marks that should be a call to action for Japanese government, financial regulatory, and financial institutions. The exhaustive assessment [...] | 2009-01-28 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KCRM ECON KNNP SNAR PTER PINS EFIN IR JA |
09TOKYO2001 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS JA |
09TOKYO2079 | INSURANCE: DELAY OF JAPAN POST IPO LIKELY [...] (SBU) Japan Post watchers are trying to predict what will happen to the privatization process as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) forms a coalition government with the People's New Party (PNP),which strongly opposes the postal privatization process, and the Social Democratic Party. The co [...] | 2009-09-09 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2137 | DPJ MOVES QUICKLY TO CREATE NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY [...] (C) Incoming Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has named former DPJ President Naoto Kan to head a new National Strategy Bureau (NSB),which will be responsible for formulating a framework for the budget and creating a broad domestic policy vision. The DPJ wants the [...] | 2009-09-15 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO214 | JAPANESE REPORT GEORGIA CONCERNED UNOMIG MAY LAPSE [...] (C) Georgian officials are worried about the prospect of maintaining an international presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia if UNOMIG's mandate expires on Feb. 15, according to MOFA's Central Asia and Caucasus Division Director Hiroshi Tajima. Tajima met with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister [...] | 2009-01-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN JA GG RS |
09TOKYO219 | GOJ TARGETS CLEAN ENERGY, RESOURCE SECURITY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOJ's FY09 energy budget proposal focuses on securing stable access to conventional energy resources while simultaneously pursuing energy efficiency and low-carbon alternatives. It should enable the GOJ to launch several policies developed in the run-up to the 2008 Toyako G8 [...] | 2009-01-29 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2222 | AMBASSADOR ROOS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE [...] (C) Ambassador Roos paid a brief courtesy call on Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii on September 18 at the Ministry of Finance. Fujii stressed that he wanted to work closely with the United States, looked forward to working with the Ambassador, and hoped to meet Secretary Geithner at the G-20 S [...] | 2009-09-23 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO2246 | INSURANCE: DPJ'S FIRST STEPS ON POSTAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led government appears likely to take several steps to halt, and in some cases reverse, the postal privatization process. Although no official statement has been made, by all accounts the government plans to pass a bill in the extraordinary [...] | 2009-09-25 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2268 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT: MOF EMPHASIZES GOJ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSCR 1874 Implementation Coordinator Ambassador Philip Goldberg said the goal of the recent U.S. Advisory relating to UNSCR 1874 was to bring transparency to North Korean financial activities in an August 26 meeting with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director-General Takehiko Nakao a [...] | 2009-09-28 21:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS JA |
09TOKYO228 | TOYOTA DISCUSSES AUTO MARKETS, HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Toyota hopes Congress will pass the proposed economic stimulus package quickly and act to "save" the Big Three automakers, Toyota Vice Chairman Katsuhiro Nakagawa told EMIN. Toyota and other automakers are hit by both tight markets for commercial credit and problems consumers h [...] | 2009-01-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2302 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2305 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2306 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2415 | ENGAGING JAPAN ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD JA PREL |
09TOKYO2432 | GOJ BACKTRACKS ON POSTAL PRIVATIZATION, CHANGE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ announced plans to halt postal privatization and undo reforms undertaken by the Koizumi administration in 2007, following an October 20 cabinet decision. Notably, the GOJ intends to introduce legislation in the regular Diet session scheduled for January 2010 to abolis [...] | 2009-10-21 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2440 | METI MINISTER NAOSHIMA CALLS FOR STRONGER, MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Masayuki Naoshima told Ambassador Roos he hopes the U.S. and Japan can build a stronger, more comprehensive economic relationship over the next few years during an October 21 courtesy call. The Minister said bilateral economic re [...] | 2009-10-22 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD JA |
09TOKYO2464 | HATOYAMA CABINET STRUGGLES TO HOLD DOWN FY10 [...] (C) The Hatoyama Cabinet completed a key step in the compilation of the FY10 budget with the submission to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of budget requests from individual ministries and agencies. FY10 general account budget requests reached a record JPY 95 trillion (USD 1.1 trillion),7 perc [...] | 2009-10-26 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2499 | CHANGES COME WITH JAPAN POST HOLDINGS CO. BOARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Ministry of Finance (MOF) Vice Minister Jiro Saito was named president of Japan Post Holdings Co. at a, October 28 board meeting. Most of the former board members, who hail from the private sector, were forced to resign. The new board, which doubled in size to 18 memb [...] | 2009-10-29 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2512 | JAPAN'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IMPROVES [...] SUMMARY. September saw Japan's unemployment rate improve from 5.5 percent to 5.3 percent. Japan uses a slightly different method than the United States to calculate unemployment. Also, the Hatoyama Administration announced an emergency measure that aims to create 100,000 new jobs by March [...] | 2009-10-30 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2526 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG REVIEW OF UNSCR [...] (C) On October 28, Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura, and to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama, Special [...] | 2009-11-02 03:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC JA |
09TOKYO2537 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- PAKISTAN TOKYO AID PLEDGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy AID Counselor delivered points and discussed contents of reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Assistance Planning for Afghanistan-Pakistan Hikariko Ono and Division Deputy Director Katsunori Ashida. As host of the April Tokyo Conference, Ono made clear tha [...] | 2009-11-04 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PAK AF |
09TOKYO2555 | JAPAN URGED TO FOLLOW UK IN REFUSING INSURANCE TO [...] (C) In coordination with UK Embassy Economic Counselor Paul Hunter, Deputy Financial Attache delivered reftel points to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama, Special Officer for Research on Foreign Exchange Transactions Wataru Kikuchi [...] | 2009-11-06 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL UK IR JA |
09TOKYO256 | TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Deputy Financial Attache and Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche January 23 and January 29, respectively, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Divis [...] | 2009-02-03 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID JA |
09TOKYO2565 | AMBASSADOR MEETS TOP LABOR LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) wants the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government to focus on increasing employment and improving the social safety net, Rengos's newly elected President Nobuaki Koga told the Ambassador on November 6. Ambassador Roos and the [...] | 2009-11-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB JP |
09TOKYO2589 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (C) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Mr. President: Welcome to Japan. It is fitting that you begin your inaugural visit to Asia here as the U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the indispensible foundation of U.S. strategy in Asia. Prime Minister Hatoyama and his administration have stressed the [...] | 2009-11-09 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA |
09TOKYO2691 | JAPAN URGED TO DESIGNATE FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK, [...] (C) Deputy Financial Attache delivered reftel points to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama, Special Officer for Research on Foreign Exchange Transactions Wataru Kikuchi, and Section Chief Yuka Kunisato on Novmeber 18. In addition, [...] | 2009-11-24 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2692 | TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S NOVEMBER 10-11 TRIP [...] (C) Secretary Geithner visited Japan on November 10-11 en route to the November 12 APEC Finance Ministers meeting in Singapore. In separate meetings with Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Secretary Geithner stressed the import [...] | 2009-11-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO2813 | JAPAN - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] Per reftel instructions, post submits it draft chapter on Japan for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first five paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Additionally, we have excluded the midd [...] | 2009-12-09 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR ECPS SN |
09TOKYO2819 | HATOYAMA CABINET ANNOUNCES JPY24.4 TRILLION [...] (SBU) On December 8, the Hatoyama Cabinet finalized a new economic policy package, entitled "Emergency Economic Measures for Reassurance and Economic Growth Tomorrow". This is the first economic policy package under the Hatoyama administration, but is the fifth of its kind since the onset of [...] | 2009-12-09 23:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO2845 | JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) strategic planning head Tadashi Maeda told Embassy Tokyo Economic Minister Counselor the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership's failure to move forward on Futenma relocation will likely remain a problem well into the next year [...] | 2009-12-11 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PREL ELTN SENV JA |
09TOKYO2921 | POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: JAPAN AND U.S. SHOULD [...] (C) Summary: The USG and GOJ should quietly resolve any differences regarding Japan's postal privatization process, Financial Services Agency Senior Vice Minister Kouhei Ohtsuka told the DCM December 21 in response to points in reftel. Ohtsuka welcomed USG statements that postal privatization [...] | 2009-12-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2922 | JAPAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per reftel, 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Japan provided in paragraph 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Jamie Roane (roanejo@state.gov, roanejo@state.sgov.gov). 2. (U) Begin report text. Japan Japan bolstered border security and enhanced national counterterr [...] | 2009-12-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO295 | POSTAL PRIVATIZATION DEVELOPMENTS RATTLE U.S. [...] (C) Signs Japan Post Insurance might introduce a new product continue to ratchet up concerns among U.S. insurers operating in Japan. It is still early in Japan Post Insurance's ten-year privatization process and a new product would enjoy substantial non-competitive advantages, several stakeho [...] | 2009-02-06 10:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO307 | PM ASO'S ECONOMIC AGENDA: STALLED AND LOSING [...] (C) Prime Minister Aso's policies have not had the impact on Japan's economy he wanted. When the global economic crisis hit, Aso promised "bold countermeasures" to confront rising unemployment and bankruptcies, record drops in business confidence and manufacturing output, and slumping public [...] | 2009-02-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB JA |
09TOKYO335 | JAPAN POST INSURANCE UPDATE [...] (U) Please note action request contained in paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) Japanese officials hope to avoid discussion of Japan Post Insurance and level playing field concerns during Secretary Clinton's first visit to Japan, MOFA officials told Emboffs during a February 10 meeting, an [...] | 2009-02-13 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL JA |
09TOKYO345 | PROGRAMS FOR JAPAN'S AUTOMAKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although car manufacturers in Japan have been hit hard by the global economic crisis -- with six of the country's eight auto manufacturers reporting losses last year -- none is clamoring for a bailout. The GOJ has adopted an incremental approach to assist the auto industry with [...] | 2009-02-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA |
09TOKYO387 | AUSTR CUTLER RAISES JAPAN POST INSURANCE WITH FSA, [...] (SBU) During a February 18 meeting with Financial Services Agency (FSA) officials, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler conveyed U.S. concerns that Japan Post Insurance is preparing to launch a product before it is held to the same standards applied to its U.S. competitors. Supervi [...] | 2009-02-19 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO450 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH [...] (C) Embassy shared reftel points with MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji who advises that Japan's delegation to the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh conference will be led by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito, and that Japan will pledge 19.5 billion y [...] | 2009-02-27 05:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG JA |
09TOKYO460 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOJ RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN JA CH |
09TOKYO493 | JAPAN: REQUEST INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR G-20 [...] (C) Summary. Domestic political gridlock continues to stymie Japan's ability to implement the economic and financial policies needed to help lead the country out of its worst recession in over half a century. The government's economic stimulus measures have large headline figures, but the Ca [...] | 2009-03-04 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO5 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division official Isami Takada December 22. Takada commented his office is already aware of the designation, but he welcomed the additional background [...] | 2009-01-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO515 | TOYOTA IN TALKS TO ACCESS JBIC LOAN FACILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota Financial Services, the Japanese automaker's financing arm, reportedly has requested $2 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support its financing operations in the U.S. JBIC officials told emboffs March 6 its recently launched lending fa [...] | 2009-03-06 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA |
09TOKYO538 | GOJ PLANS FOR TICAD IV FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) call for donor countries and institutions to "not fall behind" in commitments to African development will be a main theme of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development IV (TICAD IV) Ministerial Follow-up Meeting in Gabor [...] | 2009-03-11 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ETRD PREL XA JA |
09TOKYO555 | JAPAN POST'S PRIVATIZATION: DEALING WITH THE NEXT [...] (SBU) Seventeen months into the ten-year privatization of Japan Post -- whose operations included mail delivery, the world's largest bank, and Japan's biggest insurer -- a major milestone is coming into view. The initial public offerings (IPOs) of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance could [...] | 2009-03-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO603 | JAPAN: CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Japan is deeply dependent on key infrastructure sectors and, given the depth of the U.S.-Japan economic and security relationships, a major disruption here would likely have immediate consequences in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo sees [...] | 2009-03-18 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP JA |
09TOKYO616 | INSURANCE: JAPAN POST MAKES MOVE TOWARD NEW CANCER [...] (C) By formally requesting a change to administrative ordinances, Japan Post Insurance took a step March 19 toward the issuance of a new cancer product that would directly compete with U.S. firms' core offerings. The application process, as defined by the law, could be quite long. However, re [...] | 2009-03-19 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO617 | INSURANCE: MOFA, PM'S OFFICE ON JAPAN POST NEW [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Policy Director General Suzuki, in a March 18 meeting with EMIN, provided a readout of a briefing he and representatives from the Financial Services Agency (FSA),Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC),and the Postal Services Priv [...] | 2009-03-19 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO620 | DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Japan is grateful for U.S. efforts to assure the success of the Pakistan Donors Conference which will be held in Tokyo April 17, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya [...] | 2009-03-19 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRB IMF PK JA |
09TOKYO629 | CHARGE RAISES JAPAN POST NEW INSURANCE PRODUCT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The Charge telephoned Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Keiichi Hayashi March 19 to express U.S. concerns about a statement reported in the press by Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Hatoyama in suppor [...] | 2009-03-20 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO643 | JAPAN TO INVITE CZECH REPUBLIC TO PAKISTAN DONORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IRM PK JA |
09TOKYO706 | INSURANCE: JAPANESE AGENCIES ON NEW POSTAL PRODUCT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 20. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Following a cabinet minister's public remarks promoting Japan Post Insurance (JPI) and dismissing market fairness complaints of U.S. insurers, EMIN raised U.S. concerns about JPI and the politicization of postal pr [...] | 2009-03-30 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO764 | CEFP GIVES PM ASO'S ECONOMIC POLICY ADVISORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Aso's decision to form an economic policy advisory committee was influenced by President Obama's use of similar non-government economic advisory bodies, according to Hiroshi Tawa, Counselor, Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP),Cabinet Office. Aso decide [...] | 2009-04-03 09:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO777 | DPRK LAUNCH: JAPAN MOVES TO TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In response to the April 5 DPRK missile launch, MOFA recommended to PM Aso on April 6 that the reporting requirement on remittances to the DPRK be lowered from approximately $300,000 to $100,000, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. The Japanese government will not completely ban exports to [...] | 2009-04-06 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KNNP PTER KN JA |
09TOKYO778 | TOKYO: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN DONORS [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo shared with MOFA reftel points and advised that Embassies in addressee capitals would be seeking to coordinate delivery with Japanese counterparts. With regard to the amount Japan is preparing to commit at the conference, negotiations between MOFA and the Ministry of Finance [...] | 2009-04-06 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IBRD IMF PK JA |
09TOKYO781 | MIC MINISTER REPRIMANDS JAPAN POST MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Minister Hatoyama gave a business improvement order April 3 to Japan Post Holdings Company, Ltd. (JPH),according to Japanese media. The order mandates that JPH improve the process by which it spins off its assets, a process Hatoyama criticized [...] | 2009-04-06 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO828 | JAPAN'S RELATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Japanese politicians and bureaucrats recognize that Japan must engage in a meaningful way in Afghanistan and Pakistan, even while most Japanese see these countries as being a long way from Japan. While the public might question why it is in Japan's national interest to become [...] | 2009-04-10 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN ECON MOPS AF JA |
09TOKYO850 | CABINET APPROVES SUBSTANTIAL NEW FISCAL STIMULUS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso announced April 10 a new $568 billion headline figure Japanese government fiscal stimulus package entitled "Countermeasures Against Economic Crisis". The package will be implemented in the form of a fiscal year 2009 supplemental budget submitted to the Diet in [...] | 2009-04-14 06:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO852 | CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),Lindsay Graham (R-SC),and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) met with Prime Minister Aso April 9 and exchanged views on China's defense spending and its economy, North Korea, and the London G20 Summit and nuclear energy. Senator McCain thanked PM Aso for Japan's c [...] | 2009-04-14 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PMIL JA |
09TOKYO86 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF A.Q. KHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 06:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC JA PREL PARM EFIN |
09TOKYO932 | UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (U) Financial Attache Robert Kaproth (011-81-3-3224-5484; kaprothrk@state.sgov.gov; robert.kaproth@do.treas.gov) is Embassy Tokyo Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy Financial Attache Mateo Ayala (011-81-3-3224-5489; ayalamm@state.sgov.gov; ayalamm@state.gov) is Deputy TFC [...] | 2009-04-22 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER JA |
09TOKYO952 | EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS RISING [...] (SBU) Company applications for the GOJ's Employment Adjustment Subsidy have increased dramatically over the past six months and now cover more than 2.9 million workers. The program is designed to keep workers on a company's rolls rather than put them in unemployment or other social safety net [...] | 2009-04-24 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO978 | JAPANESE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS: FOREIGN INVESTOR VISAS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese government issued 918 foreign manager/investor visas to all nationalities in 2007, according to the Ministry of Justice. This number is less than one tenth of the total number of E (trader/investor) visas that Embassy Tokyo issues to Japanese citizens each year. En [...] | 2009-04-28 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ETRD ELAB EFIN EAGR CMGT OECD JA |
09TORONTO117 | CANADA AND ONTARIO APPROVE GENERAL MOTORS RESTRUCTURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 1, the Ontario provincial and Canadian federal governments (GOC) announced the terms of their support for General Motor's (GM) restructuring plan. The GOC and Ontario together will invest US$9.5 billion (C$10.6 billion) in GM in exchange for an equity position in the com [...] | 2009-06-02 20:24:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA |
09TORONTO147 | Canada Takes First Step Toward National Securities [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada has taken the first step toward the creation of a national securities regulator with the creation of the Canadian Securities Transition Office (CSTC). The CSTC will lead the effort to establish a national regulator (e.g., addressing provincial concerns) and help the feder [...] | 2009-06-30 17:28:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT EINV PGOV CA |
09TORONTO161 | Oshawa and Windsor: Company Towns Looking for New Life [...] (U) Summary: Ontario's auto manufacturing sector has been deeply affected by the current economic downturn, resulting in the province's highest unemployment rate (9.6%) in 15 years. Oshawa and Windsor are two Ontario cities that are heavily dependent on the auto sector. Both cities are lookin [...] | 2009-07-20 19:56:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA |
09TORONTO54 | Canada's Employment Insurance Program Can't Keep up with [...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario's unemployment rate continues to rise as manufacturing jobs disappear in Canada's industrial heartland. While the GOC has increased the number of weeks of unemployment benefits nationally, that will have limited benefit for unemployed Ontarians. As the ranks of Ontario's [...] | 2009-03-17 14:30:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EFIN CA |
09TORONTO63 | Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...] | 2009-03-27 18:07:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA |
09TORONTO64 | Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...] | 2009-03-27 18:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA |
09TRIPOLI1 | INFLATION ON THE RISE IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Prices have increased in Libya in the past year, dramatically so for consumer goods (especially food),housing and construction materials. Libya's National Information Board estimates that prices in the third quarter of 2008 increased by 9.8 percent compared to the same period [...] | 2009-01-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI1030 | LIBYA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The United States rescinded Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism in June 2006. Libya renounced terrorism and weapons of mass destruction in 2003 and has continued to cooperate with the United Sates and the international community to combat terrorism and terrorist financing. [...] | 2009-12-22 08:21:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR LY |
09TRIPOLI1035 | LIBYAN PRIVATE SECTOR LOOKS TO SAIF AL-ISLAM FOR STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Several leading Libyan businessmen view Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi's new role as "General Coordinator" of Libya as a positive development. They believe his appointment will ensure stability and continuity, ending the infighting of recent years. They believe Saif al-Islam is a log [...] | 2009-12-23 09:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON LY EFIN EPET EINV |
09TRIPOLI1043 | LIBYAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY WELCOMES U.S. TRADE MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Mohammad Ali al-Hweij, Minister of Economy-equivalent, on December 29 to brief him on the U.S. Trade Mission planned for February, a mission that would further our shared goal of attracting more U.S. companies to Libya. Al-Hweij said he welcomed the de [...] | 2009-12-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI131 | LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Libya has taken a number of steps to encourage foreign direct investment and its current initiative dates back to the mid-1990s. Since that time, Libya has enacted numerous laws and regulations intended to improve the Libyan business climate and increase its attractiveness to foreign investment [...] | 2009-02-10 19:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN |
09TRIPOLI148 | A BRIGHT SPOT: CANADA'S VERENEX STRIKES OIL IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET LY PGOV PREL |
09TRIPOLI151 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR DECEMBER 2008 AND JANUARY [...] (U) State-Owned Zwara Oil Refinery Company Has Appointed HSBC as Financial Adviser: Zwara Oil Refinery Company (Zorco) plans to develop a 200,000 barrels-a-day crude oil refinery. The development of the refinery will be tender on a build-own-operate basis. The refinery is the first major gover [...] | 2009-02-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI221 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) NOC Calls on Engineering Firms to Establish Libyan Presence: The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) invited foreign petroleum engineering companies to a meeting February 25 to discuss how they could establish a permanent local presence. [en.noc.com.ly, 2/8/2009] 2. (U) Total Accepts [...] | 2009-03-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV EFIN LY |
09TRIPOLI242 | MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME: HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD CHAIRMAN WELCOMES U.S. COMPANIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 06:48:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ASEC CVIS LY |
09TRIPOLI258 | NEW LIBYAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY VOWS TO STAMP OUT CORRUPTION; WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS TO INVEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI274 | LIBYA'S STOCK MARKET: STILL SMALL BUT GROWING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EINV LY EFIN |
09TRIPOLI289 | CATERPILLAR EDGING CLOSER TO LIFTING OF BAN? REF: A) TRIPOLI 258; B) TRIPOLI 157 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) On April 6, the recently-appointed Secretary of the General People's Committee for Industry, Economy and Trade, Mohammad Ali al-Hweij (minister-equivalent) met with Andrew Sheridan, Caterpillar Distribution Manager for Africa and Middle East Region to discuss the specifics of Libya's total ban [...] | 2009-04-08 09:45:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI306 | NOC BLOCKS SALE OF CANADIAN OIL FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 12, the President of Canada's Verenex Energy, Jim McFarland, briefed the Ambassador on the difficulties he has encountered in attempting to sell his company to another foreign operator in Libya, the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC). The gist of the problem is that [...] | 2009-04-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG CA LY |
09TRIPOLI320 | TRIPOLI RESPONSE TO FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN LY PGOV |
09TRIPOLI331 | LIBYA: KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP IN IMF/WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) On April 23, Econoff delivered reftel points to Mahdi Mujerbi, the Director of the Office of International Organizations at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (Libya's MFA-equivalent). 2. (SBU) Mujerbi said he had received a message fro [...] | 2009-04-23 12:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY KV ECON EFIN PREL |
09TRIPOLI386 | HEAD OF LIBYAN "THINK TANK" OUTLINES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 14:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV LY EFIN |
09TRIPOLI40 | LIBYA POSTPONES GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, WALKS BACK FROM WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND PRIVATIZATION PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SESSION OF THE GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (GPC),LIBYA'S SUPREME LEGISLATIVE BODY, THAT WAS TO HAVE CONVENED IN EARLY JANUARY TO REVEAL PLANS FOR PRIVATIZATION AND GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING, HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY/MARCH, OSTENSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND [...] | 2009-01-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY |
09TRIPOLI413 | LIPSTICK ON A PIG: LIBYA RENAMES CLAIMS COMPENSATION FUND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 08:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EPET EINV KCOR LY QA |
09TRIPOLI438 | FRENCH TOTAL-LED CONSORTIUMS ACCEPT LOWER PRODUCTION SHARES IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN EINV LY |
09TRIPOLI517 | BUSINESS IS POLITICS IN LIBYA: CANADIAN OIL FIRM VERENEX STILL TRYING TO SELL COMPANY TO THE CHINESE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 16:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV LY CA EFIN PGOV ECON |
09TRIPOLI540 | TRIPOLI: INTERIM RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST - OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) As per demarche request in reftel, post sent the suggested talking points via diplomatic note July 7. Post will send in any updates as soon as we receive a response. CRETZ [...] | 2009-07-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA |
09TRIPOLI619 | THE CURIOUS CONTINUING CASE OF CATERPILLAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI620 | TWO STEPS BACKWARD? GOL ENFORCES 2004 LAW ON FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI63 | RISKY BUSINESS? AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION FIRM ENTERS JOINT VENTURE WITH GOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ASEC CVIS LY |
09TRIPOLI64 | AL-QADHAFI: THE PHILOSOPHER-KING KEEPS HIS HAND IN [...] (C) Summary: Despite a carefully cultivated image as a philosopher-king with no formal title and persistent rumors that he is passing day-to-day decisionmaking as part of an orchestrated succession by one of his sons, Muammar al-Qadhafi remains intimately involved in the regime's most sensitive and [...] | 2009-01-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR LY |
09TRIPOLI658 | WHERE HAVE ALL THE SIGNS GONE? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 14:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EPET LY |
09TRIPOLI68 | AL-QADHAFI: THE PHILOSOPHER-KING KEEPS HIS HAND IN [...] (C) Summary: Despite a carefully cultivated image as a philosopher-king with no formal title and persistent rumors that he is relinquishing day-to-day decisionmaking as part of an orchestrated succession by one of his sons, Muammar al-Qadhafi remains intimately involved in the regime's most sen [...] | 2009-01-29 09:00:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR LY |
09TRIPOLI705 | RATS BE GONE: UK PEST ERADICATION FIRM RENTOKIL EXPANDING IN LIBYA REF: 08 TRIPOLI 635 TRIPOLI 00000705 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-30 17:04:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EIND EINV SENV TPHY LY |
09TRIPOLI706 | CHEVROLET SURVIVES LIBYA'S REGULATORY GAUNTLET [...] (C) Summary: Marwan Muntasser, the Chairman of the Libyan company with exclusive rights to import Chevrolet and General Motors vehicles into the country described to Econoff August 12 the process by which he was able to avoid a forced closure of his dealership by the Government of Libya (GOL). [...] | 2009-08-31 07:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI71 | AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 474, B) 08 TRIPOLI 498, C) 08 TRIPOLI 563, D) 08 TRIPOLI 597, E) TRIPOLI 40 TRIPOLI 00000071 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official assu [...] | 2009-01-30 17:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI72 | AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official [...] | 2009-01-30 17:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI741 | VISA WOES AND LIBYAN BUREAUCRACY: CHINESE COMPANIES FACE SIMILAR ISSUES AS U.S. FIRMS IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 15:06:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELTN LY ETRD ECPS EPET CH |
09TRIPOLI778 | LIBYAN SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND AGREES TO BUY CANADIAN OIL FIRM VERENEX REF: A) TRIPOLI 148; B) TRIPOLI 517 TRIPOLI 00000778 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV LY CA EFIN PGOV ECON |
09TRIPOLI779 | LIBYA NAMES ALI SUGHEIR NEW CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL OIL [...] (SBU) On September 30, 2009, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) published on its website a notice that the Secretary of the General People's Committee (prime minister-equivalent) issued a decree designating Ali Sugheir to assume the functions of the Secretary of NOC Management Committee [...] | 2009-10-01 17:09:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON LY PGOV EFIN |
09TRIPOLI825 | LIBYAN NATIONAL OIL COMPANY CHAIR CONFIRMS ACTING STATUS, PLEDGES CONTINUITY REF: A) TRIPOLI 779; B) TRIPOLI 765; C) TRIPOLI 775; D) TRIPOLI 778 TRIPOLI 00000825 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: Ali Sugheir, the current head of Libya's National Oil Company, clarified that he was still the Acting Chairman of the NOC; a recent Libyan Government decree simply formalized his acting status. Sugheir plans to follow the policies of his predecessor, Shokri Ghanem, continuing with the [...] | 2009-10-18 09:09:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV LY EFIN PREL |
09TRIPOLI862 | SHOKRI GHANEM RETURNS AS CHAIR OF LIBYAN NATIONAL OIL [...] (C) On October 26, international press reported that Shokri Ghanem had been reinstated as Chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC). The head of NOC-owned Waha Oil Company, Dr. Bashir al-Ashhab, confirmed this report to Marathon General Manager, Steve Guidry (strictly protect),with a [...] | 2009-10-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV EPET ECON LY EFIN |
09TRIPOLI869 | PRIVATIZATION LIBYAN STYLE: AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF THE [...] (C) Summary: The head of the Benghazi Tannery Company, one of Libya's state-owned firms set to be privatized, alleged that the Libyan authorities in charge of privatizing his firm (and others) are using the process to sell off state-owned assets at below market rates, earning kick-backs in th [...] | 2009-10-28 14:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN LY EPET |
09TRIPOLI925 | 110 LIBYAN COMPANIES PRIVATIZED: HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY REPORTS ON CONTINUED PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EPET LY |
09TUNIS110 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Central Bank Cuts Key Rate 0.75 Basis Points B. Trade Deficit Narrows 47.3 Percent C. Tunisia Eyes Energy Surplus D. Maghreb Arab Union Still Struggling for Unity E. GOT Authorizes [...] | 2009-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS160 | THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: IMPACT ON TUNISIA [...] (C) The global economic crisis is affecting Tunisia, but, so far, to a lesser degree than some other emerging market countries. Tunisia's financial sector, by virtue of its limited development and insulation from international credit markets, remains largely unscathed. However, exports, esp [...] | 2009-03-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS171 | THE ELLOUMI GROUP: A TUNISIAN COMPANY SUCCESS STORY [...] (U) The Elloumi Group calls itself Tunisia's most international company. Starting out as an electrical equipment manufacturer in the late 1940s, the group has grown to become one of Tunisia's most diverse and successful global companies, expanding operations into cable and electrical compon [...] | 2009-03-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS20 | TUNISIA OPPOSES DE-LISTING BAAZAOUI [...] (SBU) The GOT informed the Embassy on January 8 that it opposes the removal of Mondher Ben Mohsen Ben Ali Baazaoui from 1267 sanctions via the UN Focal Point. No further details were provided by the GOT. Post initially contacted the GOT in December in response to Ref B, regarding Baazaoui' [...] | 2009-01-14 12:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER KTFN TS |
09TUNIS216 | THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN TUNISIA: Potential Opportunities [...] This cable provides a comprehensive overview of the insurance sector in Tunisia. Law No. 2008-8, passed by the Tunisian Parliament on February 11, 2008, amended the insurance code and opened the sector to foreign competition. This provides opportunities for US companies to consider investing [...] | 2009-04-07 09:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD EFIN TS |
09TUNIS239 | TUNISIA'S CENTRAL BUDGET: RESPONSE TO SFOAA [...] (U) The Government of Tunisia will receive the following foreign assistance for FY09: US$ 10 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF),and US$1.7 million in International Military Education and Training (IMET). 2. (U) The Government of Tunisia's national budget is publicly available an [...] | 2009-04-21 07:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL TS |
09TUNIS300 | UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 13:23:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL TS KN |
09TUNIS371 | TUNISIA'S IT SECTOR GROWING, BUT SOME CHALLENGES [...] Tunisia's Ministry of Communications recently announced that the IT sector grew 17.8 percent from 2008 to 2009, contributing 10 percent of GDP and poised to create over 10,000 jobs per year. In the face of the economic crisis, this sector continues to grow. Already, mobile telephone penetra [...] | 2009-06-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC FAO EINV TS |
09TUNIS394 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia: A. New Trade Minister B. Tunisia Targets Sub-Saharan Africa for Trade C. Tunisian Auto Parts Industry Rescued by FDI D. Tunisia Tourism Revenue Up Three Percent E. Morocco and Tunisia Plan Direct Currency Ex [...] | 2009-06-18 10:33:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS XA |
09TUNIS44 | TUNISIA'S PILLARS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH SHOWING WEAR [...] (C) The GOT is struggling to manage the growing impact of the international economic crisis. The GOT recently ratcheted down 2009 GDP growth projections from five to four percent. Exporters, suffering from the downturn in Europe, are directing their focus to managing fixed costs in an effort [...] | 2009-01-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS450 | GOT LAYS OUT INVESTMENT STRATEGY IN 11TH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) The 11th Annual Carthage Investment Forum, held in Hammamet June 24-25, was the GOT's chance to showcase Tunisia as an investment destination. The Forum, which brought out high-level GOT representation, highlighted some non-traditional sectors of the economy, such as aviation, tech offsh [...] | 2009-07-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS454 | POLITICS RATTLE THE TUNISIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF [...] (C/NF) What was to be a routine Elective General Assembly for the Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce turned out to be less so when TACC's President, Mondher Ben Ayed, announced he was not running for re-election. Popular among the membership and credited for repairing TACC's broken finance [...] | 2009-07-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS539 | IMF POSITIVE ON TUNISIA'S ECONOMY DESPITE THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released in late June, following recent Article IV consultations, the International Monetary Fund stated that Tunisia is "well positioned" to weather the economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, strong foreign direct investment (FDI),steady tou [...] | 2009-07-31 16:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS54 | TUNISIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TS |
09TUNIS56 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Strengthen Economic Ties B. World Bank Forecasts Current Account Deficit Downward C. The GOT Adjusts Domestic Fuel Prices Down D. Tunisia 2008 Trade Deficit Jumps 3 [...] | 2009-01-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS562 | TUNISIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MAGHREB INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Tunisian opinions are plentiful and varied on the future of Maghreb integration. During a recent round table organized by Post and in the course of speaking with private sector individuals, it was apparent that Tunisians recognize the benefits of integration, but are cynical about its r [...] | 2009-08-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS608 | NEW FRANCHISE LAW CREATES A POTENTIAL OPENING IN [...] (SBU) President Ben Ali signed a law August 12 regulating commercial distribution, which included a much-anticipated provision on franchising. Until now, Tunisia has not provided adequate protection for international franchises, which discouraged significant potential investment. The Tunis [...] | 2009-08-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS747 | EIZENSTAT WORKING TO REVIVE INITIATIVE FOR MAGHREB [...] (SBU) During an October 1 presentation to a group of elite Tunisian business leaders, former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Eizenstat discussed Maghreb integration. Eizenstat chalked up the failure of his Clinton-era initiative to shifting priorities with the change of administrations [...] | 2009-10-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS790 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON SAKHER EL-MATERI [...] (C) Summary: Mohamed Sakher El-Materi (President Ben Ali's son-in-law, businessman, and emerging politician) received the Ambassador at the headquarters of his Princess Holding Group company October 22. El-Materi started reaching out to the Embassy earlier this year and appears to want to c [...] | 2009-10-23 17:35:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS EFIN TS |
09TUNIS838 | GOT NOTIFIED OF UN 1267 SANCTIONS TRANCHE 3 NAMES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PETR UNSC TS |
09TUNIS842 | GOT NOTIFIED OF UN 1267 SANCTIONS TRANCHE 3 NAMES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PETR UNSC TS |
09TUNIS86 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. FDI in Tunisia Up 51.1 Percent in 2008 B. Industry Exports Down C. GOT To Boost Maritime and Air Transport D. Tunisia and Jordan Sign 16 Cooperation Agreements E. Two Tunisian Comp [...] | 2009-02-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
09TUNIS896 | TUNISIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] There is no discernible money laundering or terrorist finance activity occurring in Tunisia. Tunisia is not considered an important regional financial center due in large part to the very strict control exercised by the Central Bank over financial transactions, particularly those involving for [...] | 2009-12-10 14:33:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PTER TS |
09TUNIS907 | PROGRESS ON TUNISIA'S OPENING TO FOREIGN FRANCHISES [...] (SBU) According to the Ministry of Commerce, the Government of Tunisia (GOT) plans to issue the implementation decree for an August 2009 law governing franchises in February 2010 -- a decree that will allow international franchises to operate under Tunisian law. In addition, a Central Bank re [...] | 2009-12-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS |
09TUNIS942 | TUNISIA: 2009 TERRORISM REPORT [...] The Government of Tunisia continued to place a high priority on combating extremism and terrorism in 2009. In addition to using security and law enforcement measures, the Tunisian government also used social and economic programs including health care and public education to ameliorate facto [...] | 2009-12-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AMER TS |
09ULAANBAATAR192 | DEMARCHE ON OPPOSITION TO THE ITSO DIRECTOR GENERAL'S PUSH [...] (SBU) On July 3, Post shared reftel talking points with Ms. G. Battungalag, Second Secretary, Department of International Organizations, Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Ms. Battungalag thanked Post for this information, commenting that the ITSO DG's actions seeme [...] | 2009-07-06 05:16:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL MG |
09ULAANBAATAR20 | MONGOLIA ON A RISING CHINA: HEDGING PREFERRED BUT [...] (C) Summary: Mongolia faces the challenge of being a large, sparsely populated, landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia. Mongolia,s Third Neighbor Policy of building economic, political, social and military relations with outside countries ) the United States foremost among th [...] | 2009-01-22 09:10:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MOPS MG CH RS |
09ULAANBAATAR322 | DEMOCRACY, TRANSPARENCY AND MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) lacks the capacity to combat money laundering effectively. The staff of four must assemble, analyze, and maintain the FIU database of transaction reports as well as ensure compliance among financial institutions. Interagency cooperatio [...] | 2009-11-06 08:59:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN SNAR MG |
09ULAANBAATAR46 | AMBASSADOR AND FM BATBOLD DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Minton discussed a range of key bilateral issues with Foreign Minister Batbold over lunch February 16. Topics included future Mongolian contributions in Afghanistan, Mongolia,s financial situation, the status of MCC implementation, post's wheat-based Food for Progress [...] | 2009-02-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ECON EAID EFIN MG |
09UNROME22 | FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...] | 2009-03-27 11:44:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
09UNROME27 | NEW PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On April 2, newly-elected President Kanayo Nwanze of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) briefed Executive Board members on his "vision" for this small, bu [...] | 2009-04-09 14:04:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | UN EFIN EAGR EAID ECON IFAD |
09UNROME30 | RECOMMENDATION TO PAY UN FAO ARREARS; GENEVA GROUP UPDATE ON [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The major internal reform plan agreed last November by member states of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is under way and appears at this early juncture to be progressing well, along a posit [...] | 2009-04-30 14:35:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN UN FAO EAID AMGT |
09UNROME38 | FAO 126TH FINANCE COMMITTEE OUTCOMES: FUNDING FOR FOOD [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and for official use only; not for transmission outside USG channels. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Finance Committee (FC) of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held its 126th session from May 11-15 in Rome, concurrent with FAO' [...] | 2009-05-21 16:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | FAO UN EFIN EAID |
09UNROME42 | THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION TURNS 25 [...] Summary: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) hosted a 25th anniversary celebration at their Rome headquarters on June 4, 2009, entitled "IDLO at 25 - Embracing Change." The celebration noted the growth and past accomplishments of IDLO and focused on the Organization's need [...] | 2009-06-25 12:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN AF |
09UNROME43 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 ANNUAL SESSION: THE [...] The 2009 Annual Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from June 8-12. The primary discussion and recurring theme centered on a review of WFP's financial framework aimed at better aligning it to the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan. The Board also took note of a rec [...] | 2009-07-01 12:20:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
09UNROME47 | SE GRATION MEETS WITH ROME-BASED FOOD AGENCIES [...] On June 30, U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan J. Scott Gration and his deputy, Tim Shortley, held introductory meetings with FAO Deputy Director General Jim Butler and WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran as well as their respective Sudan Operations teams. Gration expressed optimism for durab [...] | 2009-08-06 11:09:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
09UNROME51 | FAO BUDGET CHIEF PROVIDES DETAILS OF REVISED BUDGET REQUEST, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Responding to concerns voiced by the U.S. and other Rome-based missions over the FAO's latest budget request during a recent meeting of the Finance Committee (septel),FAO Management revised its draft [...] | 2009-08-17 09:25:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAGR EAID EFIN UN FAO |
09UNROME52 | FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The FAO Finance Committee (FinCom) held its 128th session from July 27-31 in Rome, giving particular attention to a controversial biennial budget proposal tabled by FAO managemen [...] | 2009-08-17 09:34:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO |
09UNROME54 | RECOMMENDED STRATEGY ON FAO DRAFT BUDGET [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The FAO Director General distributed on September 1 a revised draft Program of Work and Budget (PWB) for the 2010-11 biennium that proposes a significant 7.1 percent increase over the cur [...] | 2009-09-03 16:36:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
09UNROME70 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 SECOND REGULAR [...] The 2009 Second Regular Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from November 9-12. Improved collaboration among the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies as well as other partners was a prominent theme. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark was invited as a sp [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA19 | NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q.KHAN AND ASSOCIATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 14:40:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA8 | NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND [...] (U) Mission shared sanctions decision information with senior IAEA officials and disseminated the Department's media note to PA contacts. Ambassador reached Director General ElBaradei by phone to brief personally on the announcement. In response to the DG's questions, the Ambassador confirmed [...] | 2009-01-12 16:44:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EFIN PREL MNUC KNNP IAEA |
09USEUBRUSSELS117 | EU Commission Forecasts Significant Worsening in EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission released on January 19 its interim economic forecasts, advancing their release date by a full month due to the exceptionally difficult economic circumstances. The forecasts recognize that the impact on the real economy became more pronounced after the eve [...] | 2009-01-28 11:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1283 | MEP ANGST OVER U.S.-EU TFTP/SWIFT DATA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 16, minority European Parliament (EP) parties (Greens and Communists) vehemently denounced U.S.-EU negotiations on an interim agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) once SWIFT, the Belgium-based global financial messaging company, relocat [...] | 2009-09-23 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS PINR KPAO |
09USEUBRUSSELS1403 | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Annual Recommendations [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) recommendations for USG and EU engagement include increased effort on the financial crisis, climate change, upstream regulatory co-operation, and bilateral co-operation in various sectors. End summary. 2. (U) In advance of the October [...] | 2009-10-20 16:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN OEXC EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS226 | Barroso's economic stimulant on the rocks? [...] (SBU) Summary: The 5 billion euro EU-level portion of Europe's economic stimulus package appears to be foundering on the absence of funds, doubts about its effectiveness and plain old politics. Commission President Barroso will push hard, but a more likely outcome is a longer-term increase in e [...] | 2009-02-18 10:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ECPS PINT EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS582 | UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Per reftel, the following information is provided for USEU's TFCO. There is no deputy TFCO designated. TFCO Name: Lorelei Snyder Title: Terrorist Finance, Sanctions Officer Tel: 32-(0)2-508-2673 Email: snyderlg@state.gov, snyderlg@state.sgov.gov Murray [...] | 2009-04-20 15:18:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS628 | EU ON SRI LANKA IMF LOAN [...] (C) On April 29, Poloff shared reftel points with EU presidency, Council Secretariat, and Commission officials responsible for relations with Sri Lanka. While IMF representation is a member state competency, the EU Council Secretariat has asked member states to communicate their position on S [...] | 2009-04-30 16:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS814 | EU/BURMA SANCTIONS: HOW U.S. CAN HELP [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 6 and 12. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: EU ministers will discuss options for the EU Burma sanctions policy at the June 15 GAERC. No final decision is expected before a verdict is issued in the current Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial. Bank designations are [...] | 2009-06-12 11:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PGOV ETRD EMIN PHUM KDEM BM EUN FR |
09USEUBRUSSELS948 | TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...] | 2009-07-08 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK1130 | 1267: COUNCIL SETS OUT BOLD REFORMS FOR AL QAEDA / [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1904 on December 17, setting out bold reforms of the sanctions regime concerning al-Qaida and the Taliban and extending the mandate of the 1267 Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team ("the Monitoring Team") for an add [...] | 2009-12-18 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK1161 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE - U.S. PROMOTES [...] (SBU) The UN General Assembly completed action December 24 on the last of the 46 draft resolutions and decisions for the 2009 session of the Second (Economic and Financial) Committee, notably achieving consensus results on all but six. USUN approached the committee's work with intensified eng [...] | 2009-12-24 18:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD SENV UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK118 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, Ambassador Rice met with Bangladesh PermRep Ismat Jahan to discuss shared priorities in development, climate change, security and governance. Ambassadors Rice and Jahan agreed that these priorities were linked and that all countries, from least developed to most de [...] | 2009-02-11 02:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM BG |
09USUNNEWYORK124 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT [...] (C) During an introductory call on General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann on February 11, Ambassador Rice underscored U.S. priorities for renewed engagement with the United Nations, but cautioned the PGA against divisive actions. D'Escoto expressed his strong enthusiasm fo [...] | 2009-02-12 14:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EFIN UNGA KGHG KPAL PINR |
09USUNNEWYORK185 | 1267 COMMITTEE LAUNCHES WORK ON MAJOR NEW TASKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Security Council's 1267 Committee (al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions) has recently begun two workload-intensive tasks mandated in resolution 1822 (2008) to address deficiencies in the fairness and clarity of the Committee's procedures. The first task directed the Committee to compl [...] | 2009-02-27 10:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK229 | HIGHLIGHTS OF 1267 MONITORING TEAM'S ANNUAL REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 1267 Monitoring Team, a UN-mandated group charged with documenting and reporting on the implementation of the UN sanctions on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, has issued its ninth annual report containing recommendations to improve the efficacy and fairness of this sanctions regime. T [...] | 2009-03-10 00:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK236 | 1267: INDIA EAGER TO MOVE ON PAKISTAN-RELATED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Mission of India shared with USUN a list of individuals whom India intends to propose for designation to the 1267 Committee (al-Qaeda/Taliban sanctions). These individuals are reportedly linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group and the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. [...] | 2009-03-10 23:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK26 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS:AUSTRIANS PLAN CAUTIOUS START TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts responsible for managing Austria's chairmanship of the 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee plan to focus the committee on outstanding tasks leftover from 2008 and not immediately introduce any new initiatives. Noting Austria's role as a "defender of human rights," the [...] | 2009-01-15 23:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK28 | UN SANCTIONS IN CRISIS? ACADEMICS SAY YES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of academics has proposed a new international process to address what they consider to be unprecedented challenges to the legitimacy and effectiveness of UN sanctions. The threats that these academics highlighted to USUN included questions about the legitimacy of sancti [...] | 2009-01-16 20:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK301 | NEW PROCESS ON UN SANCTIONS SET TO LAUNCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, the Canadian Mission to the UN convened diplomats, academics and UN Secretariat personnel to discuss a new process to address challenges facing UN sanctions. Although not an official UN endeavor, this process will lead to the establishment in the coming weeks of in [...] | 2009-03-23 22:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK458 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH UK MINISTER FOR [...] SUMMARY: In an April 27 meeting with Ambassador Rice, the UK Minister for Development Douglas Alexander and UK PR John Sawers expressed concern over the potential for the UN June 1-2 financial crisis conference to disrupt the G-20 international financial architecture reform discussions. Alex [...] | 2009-05-05 19:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PGOV KGHG EFIN ECON EAID |
09USUNNEWYORK469 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH EC HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] On May 5, Ambassador Rice met with European Commission (EC) Head of Delegation Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela. He requested the meeting as an initial courtesy call. Valenzuela raised three specific issues: the future of the EC at the UN; the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) June 1- [...] | 2009-05-07 15:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EU KGHG SENV |
09USUNNEWYORK474 | 1267: ITALY REQUESTS U.S. INFO ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- please see para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Italian UN mission has requested updated information from the United States about five individuals whom Italy proposed for designation in the 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee. The 1267 Committee recently sol [...] | 2009-05-08 17:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK509 | PGA,S OFFICE REACHES OUT TO MISSION ON FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Paul Oquist Kelley, Senior Advisor to President of the General Assembly (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, phoned Ambassador Wolff twice from Tripoli on May 13 to discuss the foundering preparation process for the June 1-3 UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Imp [...] | 2009-05-14 22:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID UN |
09USUNNEWYORK520 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHILEAN PR MUNOZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 21:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNGA EFIN CI |
09USUNNEWYORK563 | INVITATION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT TO ATTEND UN FINANCIAL CRISIS CONFERENCE [...] USUN has received the following letter to President Obama from General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, dated May 27, 2009. Text of letter follows in para 2 below. 2. Begin text of letter to President Obama: 27 May 2009 Excellency, Further to my letter dated 16 Apr [...] | 2009-06-04 19:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT UNAUS EAID EFIN OPDC |
09USUNNEWYORK659 | 1267 BRIEFING:STATISTICAL UPDATE ON KEY TASKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee ("1267 Committee"),Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, held an open briefing for UN Member States to discuss the Committee's activities and "enhance the transparency" of the Committee's work. He focused on two main tasks manda [...] | 2009-07-08 10:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK783 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT COORDINATOR [...] (SBU) Mission clearance is granted for U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and S/CT Multilateral Affairs officer Zachary Bernstein for meetings scheduled August 25 with USUN Permanent Representative Susan Rice, Acting Chair of the 1373 Committee, Croatian Deputy P [...] | 2009-08-24 21:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREF PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK814 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR DOJ [...] Mission clearance is granted for the individuals listed below to meet on September 3 with Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate Executive Director Mike Smith to discuss potential areas of cooperation between CTED and DOJ on counter-terrorism technical assistance and training. 2. Todd Hi [...] | 2009-09-03 15:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREF PTER UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK818 | 1267: SAVING THE AL-QAEDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bold action is needed to salvage the UN's 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban targeted sanctions regime. This effective multilateral tool has been seriously undermined by criticisms -- and adverse European court rulings -- asserting that procedures for listing and delisting names are not adequ [...] | 2009-09-04 13:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK881 | 1267: U.S./UK BRAINSTORM OPTIONS FOR NEW RESOLUTION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff and UK Deputy Perm Rep Parham informally discussed the challenges facing the 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban sanctions regime and weighed the merits of the UK's proposal to establish an "independent review" panel to advise the 1267 Committee how to decide on requests from indiv [...] | 2009-10-08 09:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK951 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEVIN TAECKER, [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Kevin Taecker, Senior Advisor for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) in NEA/Iraq-Economic and Assistance Affairs. 2. Mr. Taecker will participate in a briefing on the ICI by Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the ICI [...] | 2009-10-26 23:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN OTRA PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK963 | FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE PRESIDENT BRIEFS CTC [...] Summary: Paul Vlaanderen, President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the Security Council on October 26. Vlaanderen recounted the history of the FATF and explained the FATF standards, which consist of forty recommendations for combati [...] | 2009-10-29 22:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EFIN |
09VALLETTA141 | MALTA: PLEDGE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DETAILS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER MT |
09VALLETTA152 | MALTA: MFSA SAYS FIM BANK REMAINS COMMITTED TO [...] (S) Following reports (see Refs A,B) that individuals associated with the Iran Investment Company (IIC) had recently been involved in financial activity involving Malta-based FIM Bank, Charge' several weeks ago asked Joseph Bannister, head of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) wheth [...] | 2009-04-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR |
09VALLETTA221 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 15:21:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MT |
09VALLETTA240 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL CONTINUING [...] (S) On May 26 Charge' met Alan Caruana, Chief of Staff to Malta's Minister of Finance, to discuss reftel request related to IRISL's continuing evasive activities in Malta. 2. (S) Caruana was already familiar with the materials provided reftel, having received them in a meeting last month wi [...] | 2009-05-29 08:05:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR UK GM MT |
09VALLETTA316 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. REVIEW OF FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC MT |
09VALLETTA497 | MALTA: DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED DPRK ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC MT |
09VALLETTA75 | IRAN INTERESTED IN "INVESTING" BILLIONS OF EUROS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 17:24:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR |
09VIENNA101 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investo [...] | 2009-01-27 10:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR |
09VIENNA1076 | Austrian Banks Remain Stable, CESEE Crisis Manageable [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: in meetings August 7-10 with Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Austrian banks and regulators painted the country's financial sector situation as difficult but manageable. Three of Austria's six major banks (Bank Austria, Erste, & Raiffeisen Zentralbank) are mo [...] | 2009-08-24 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA108 | Austrians Push EU to Help Banks on Eastern [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government announced January 27 it will press the EU to help the financial sectors in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) in the wake of the global credit crisis and global downturn. Last week, the GOA assembled key regional players (including the IMF) for c [...] | 2009-01-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU EU |
09VIENNA1081 | Austrian Economy Looking Up; Long Haul Ahead [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy shrank 0.4% in Q2/2009 (versus the previous quarter),a sign of stabilization after the 2.7% first quarter contraction. Economists say the recession is coming to an end in Austria, but do not expect a swift upturn in the second half, and see further deterioration in [...] | 2009-08-26 09:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA1088 | Austrian Parliament to Lift Bank Secrecy for Foreigners, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 26, Austria's governing parties reached agreement with the opposition Greens and BZO on a bill which partially lifts bank secrecy for foreigners (in exchange for stronger opposition rights to invoke investigative committees and special state audits). Parliament is exp [...] | 2009-08-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA1212 | Austria Implements Bank Secrecy Reform; Determined to [...] SUMMARY: On September 1, Austria's Parliament approved a new law lifting bank secrecy in tax information exchange cases involving non-citizens. The GoA has moved swiftly to sign enough amended double taxation conventions to have the OECD remove Austria from its "Grey List" (jurisdictions tha [...] | 2009-09-21 12:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA1257 | Austria Banking/Finance Update [...] First-half results of Austrian banks were largely positive, with higher operating results offset by a strong expansion of loan loss provisions. Tier 1 capital ratios as of June 30 ranged from 6.7% to 10.9%. Unicredit Bank Austria will not take GoA equity participation and financial sector exp [...] | 2009-09-30 10:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA1266 | Stung by FATF Criticism, Austria Signals High-Level [...] In a September 29 press conference, Austrian Vice-Chancellor/Finance Minister Josef Proell announced a legislative roadmap to improve Austria's AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing) standards in reaction to criticism of Austria at the FATF Plenary in Lyon June 24-26 (ref [...] | 2009-10-01 14:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA1269 | Austria Economic Outlook - Bottom Reached, Modest Growth in [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy will post a deep recession for 2009, but economists expect stabilization in the second half and are increasingly optimistic for 2010 (growth of 1.0%). Government stimulus must continue in order not to stifle the weak recovery. Pressure on the labor market will persi [...] | 2009-10-02 11:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA1354 | Austrian Development Aid Panned as Vienna-Centric, [...] SUMMARY: The GoA has just released a Court of Auditors report highly critical of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Instead of streamlining the assistance delivery, the ADA's creation in 2004 added a new layer of sometimes biased bureaucracy and diluted aid coordination with Austrian embas [...] | 2009-10-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU |
09VIENNA1373 | Understanding Austria's New Tax Information Exchange [...] SUMMARY: the Administrative Assistance Implementing Act (in effect since September 9, 2009) provides a new basis for handling foreign authorities' assistance requests for exchange of tax information. Where supported by appropriate bilateral agreements, Austrian authorities will provide informa [...] | 2009-10-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA1479 | Austria's Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Trouble [...] (SBU) Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA),Austria's sixth largest banking group, is in trouble again. According to media reports and leaked documents, HAA is undercapitalized and will need fresh equity of 1.5-2.0 billion Euros in time for a special general shareholder meeting December 10. A conflict has e [...] | 2009-11-20 13:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA1533 | GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE MAIDEN VISIT [...] (C) The German Embassy describes FonMin Westerwelle's Nov. 25 maiden visit to Austria as partly designed to strengthen the new Minster's standing and image vis-a-vis Chancellor Merkel and as part of a larger Westerwelle effort to improve Germany's standing with smaller EU member states. His d [...] | 2009-12-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG IR GM AU |
09VIENNA1583 | Austrian Government Takes Over Hypo Alpe Adria Banking [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the GoA nationalized Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA) -- Austria's sixth largest bank -- in concurrence with the bank's private shareholders. HAA's troubles were increasingly evident (reftel) and the GoA took the step (in consultation with the ECB and the provincial governm [...] | 2009-12-16 09:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU GM |
09VIENNA1589 | AUSTRIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Political Unit Chief Phil Kaplan, office phone: 43-1-31339-2114; email: kaplanpw@state.gov. Introduction and General Assessment ----------------------------------- 2. Accordin [...] | 2009-12-18 12:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU |
09VIENNA1590 | Aiming to Reassure, Austrian Bank Stress Tests Underline [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New "stress test" results for Austrian banks -- released the same day the GoA had to take over 6th-largest Hypo Alpe Adria/HAA -- show that major banks could withstand a "double-dip" recession but will need additional capital in the medium-term. The Austrian National Bank says m [...] | 2009-12-18 12:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA182 | MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...] | 2009-02-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV |
09VIENNA186 | Terrorist Abuse of Charitable Sector - [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Austria's Finance Ministry (Elisabeth Ottawa, terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative, Financial Markets Directorate) and Interior Ministry (Sabine Klinglmair, head of the International Affairs Department),soliciting views on charities [...] | 2009-02-20 08:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID AU |
09VIENNA266 | Austria Circles Wagons on Bank Secrecy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressure is mounting on Austria's bank secrecy regime from large EU member states like Germany (who see it as promoting tax evasion by non- Austrians) and beyond. The GoA remains unwilling to touch this highly sensitive issue, since bowing to EU pressure would cause another wa [...] | 2009-03-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA272 | Green Islands in Sea of Old-Style Stimulus in [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoA has adopted economic stimulus measures totaling EUR 5.7 billion (c. 2% of GDP, above the EU benchmark of 1.5%/GDP). About one in ten Euros of new spending will be on "green" projects -- mostly energy efficient building retrofits. Even that modest sum still puts Austria i [...] | 2009-03-10 07:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SENV KGHG AU |
09VIENNA279 | SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE: DETAILS ON AUSTRIA'S [...] Per reftel, Post sought clarification on Austrian assistance to Palestinians -- specifically GoA pledges made on March 2 in Sharm al-Sheikh -- from the Middle East desk officer at the Department for Development Assistance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lydia Saadat. Saadat confirmed tha [...] | 2009-03-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PHUM KPAL KWGB EUN AU |
09VIENNA296 | Austrian Outlook on Central/ Eastern [...] SUMMARY: As leading investors and bankers in Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe (CESEE),Austrians have developed broad expertise on the region. The latest forecast by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) paints a negative but differentiated picture. As a group, [...] | 2009-03-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN XH TU RS KZ CH |
09VIENNA307 | AUSTRIA ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Austria's Finance Ministry welcomed reftel demarche, painting a more nuanced picture of the current crisis than the media portrayal. The GoA supports U.S. initiatives to expand IMF/MDB engagement and sees better coordination now between the EU, IMF, and MDBs (e.g. in the case of [...] | 2009-03-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL AU |
09VIENNA310 | AUSTRIA: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES [...] (S) Mission Vienna has identified the following CI/KR sites in Austria: --Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Octapharma Pharmazeutika, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Baumgarten an der March gas facility 2. (S) The two medical plan [...] | 2009-03-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09VIENNA323 | GoA Curbs Bank Secrecy for Foreigners, Gets [...] SUMMARY: Together with Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the GoA has signaled it will loosen bank secrecy in cases of alleged tax fraud by foreigners. In the future, it will reinterpret Austrian bank secrecy law so that a criminal investigation is no longer required to cooperate with foreign [...] | 2009-03-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA329 | Austrian Economy Heads South; Bottoming Out? [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy plunged into recession in late 2008, due primarily to falling exports and industrial production. Private household consumption has help up so far. In January and February, the number of unemployed and part-time workers rose sharply in many industries. Economists n [...] | 2009-03-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA365 | Austrian Bank Rescue Shows Positive [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government's EUR 100 billion bank rescue package is showing positive effects across the financial sector. The interbank market is calmer with lower rates and improved liquidity; there is no credit crunch in Austria even though banks are being more selective about bor [...] | 2009-03-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA402 | Austrian Recession Deep, Budget Deficit [...] SUMMARY: Austria's export-oriented economy has plunged into a much deeper recession than expected but will still outperform Germany. Leading Austrian forecasters have drastically downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (now projected to contract by 2.2-2.7%). The recession is severe [...] | 2009-04-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA451 | Austrians Reject Krugman Warning on Default [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Austrian politicians and economists rejected economist Paul Krugman's comment this week that Austria is a prime candidate for Iceland-style default due to its banking exposure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Krugman's remarks drew intense coverage i [...] | 2009-04-16 14:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA468 | Austria Strongly Supports Kosovo IMF/WB [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Edith Frauwallner (head of international affairs at Austria's MinFin) along with UK, French, and Italian embassy representatives and in coordination with the German embassy in Vienna. 2. MinFin rep replied that formal action rests with the Austrian Nat [...] | 2009-04-17 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA469 | Vienna TFCOs (Terrorism Finance [...] Embassy Vienna's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers are as follows: PRINCIPAL: Daniel Froats Economic Unit Chief U.S. Embassy Vienna tel +43-1-31339-2299 mobile +43-664-461-5318 froatsdt@state.gov froatsdt@state.sgov.gov DEPUTY/ALTERNATE: Jeremy Chen Economic-Political Officer [...] | 2009-04-20 07:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER |
09VIENNA484 | Austrian Banks Take GoA Equity, But More [...] SUMMARY. Four of the six largest Austrian banks (Erste Bank, Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Volksbanken AG and Hypo Alpe Adria/HAA bank) have now taken equity injections. So far the Austrian government has committed only about one third of the EUR 15 billion reserved for equity participation. Ita [...] | 2009-04-23 10:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA495 | Austria's 2009/2010 Crisis Budgets - [...] SUMMARY: Austria's grand coalition government introduced its 2009 and 2010 budgets this week, projecting federal deficits of 3.2%/GDP in 2009 and 4.1% in 2010 (total public sector deficit to be 3.5% and 4.7% respectively). Consolidated public sector debt will rise to 73%/GDP in 2010 (from 6 [...] | 2009-04-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN AU |
09VIENNA537 | Austria's Declining ODA: Catching Up with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2005, Austria's debt forgiveness programs have artificially inflated its official development assistance (ODA) figures and masked recent streamlining of its aid policies. Because 2009 marks the end of debt forgiveness for Iraq, Austrian ODA is expected to fall by a third [...] | 2009-05-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU |
09VIENNA60 | Taking Stock of Austria's Financial Markets [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government was decisive in crafting a EUR 100 billion financial sector rescue package in October, but implementation has been slow. Credit is scarce; demand is weak for GoA-guaranteed interbank funding; only one major bank (Hypo Alpe Adria) has gotten actual equity from [...] | 2009-01-16 13:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AU EUN |
09VIENNA615 | Austrian Economy - Rough First Quarter, More Pain to Come [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy contracted 2.8% in the first quarter of 2009 (versus Q4/2008) on the basis of falling exports and investments; GDP is expected to shrink by at least 3% in 2009 and stagnate in 2010. Economists expect Austria's second quarter downturn to be less steep, but express un [...] | 2009-05-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA642 | Austrian Financial Market Update [...] SUMMARY. This cable updates recent issues in Austria's banking sector: -- Solvency / Liquidity: A fourth large Austrian bank (BAWAG) has accepted state equity capital. Bank Austria's negotiations on a GoA capital injection are complicated by signs that Italian parent UniCredit may move busi [...] | 2009-06-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA645 | OECD Pans Austria's Development Aid, to Little Effect [...] (SBU) In late May, the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) issued a report criticizing the GOA for unorthodox debt relief accounting methods which bolster its official development aid (ODA) figures. Debt relief has made up 40-50% of Austria's ODA since 2005, a far higher proportion t [...] | 2009-06-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU |
09VIENNA700 | Magna/Opel: Austria Likely to Guarantee EUR 300 Million [...] Austrian Vice Chancellor/Minister of Finance Josef Proell has announced that Austria may issue a loan guarantee to Austro-Canadian Magna International, the prospective buyer of Opel/GM Europe. Magna is eligible for up to EUR 300 million in loan guarantees under a reprogrammed EUR 10 billion f [...] | 2009-06-12 09:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ECON EFIN AU |
09VIENNA738 | Austria?s 2009/2010 Budgets: Fat Now, Lean to Come [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 29, Austria?s Parliament adopted budgets for 2009 and 2010, endorsing a temporary flood of red ink to mitigate the current economic downturn. Total public sector deficits will likely exceed 4.0%/GDP in 2009 and 5.0% in 2010 (versus the GoA?s estimates of 3.5% and 4.7% respe [...] | 2009-06-19 09:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AU |
09VIENNA807 | Austria Supportive on DPRK/1874 Implementation [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A demarche (on implementing DPRK sanctions contained in UNSCR 1874) to Sabine Staffelmayr, coordinator for North Korea policy at the Austrian MFA (Ministry for European and International Affairs). We delivered ref B demarche (on financial safeguards / sanctions) to Eli [...] | 2009-07-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ECON EFIN PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN AU |
09VIENNA828 | Austrian Bank Exposure to Central/Eastern/ Southeastern [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Alarm over Austrian bank exposure to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) has given way to a more realistic view of the situation as difficult but manageable. Top Austrian banks will suffer losses in the region -- but they continue to make profits, have ramped up lo [...] | 2009-07-07 13:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA839 | Stress Tests Find Austrian Banks Safe, Current Measures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Austria's National Bank (OeNB),major Austrian banks will not need large-scale recapitalization even if the recession deepens further in Austria and eastern Europe. This is the main finding of OeNB stress tests published on July 6. Bank Tier 1 capital ratios would f [...] | 2009-07-09 08:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU |
09VIENNA847 | Stung by Critique, Austria Now Working on FATF Action Plan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Stung by their grilling at the Financial Action Task Force/FATF Plenary in Lyon, the Austrian government is determined to improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards to avoid de facto "black listing" by the FATF. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Over the [...] | 2009-07-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM AU |
09VIENNA856 | Austria's Economic Outlook - Deep Recession in 2009, [...] SUMMARY: After a dismal first quarter, Austria is confronting a deeper recession than projected earlier this year. As a result, Austria's two leading economic institutes have downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (contraction of 3.4-4.3%) and 2010 (stagnation). Austria's recession [...] | 2009-07-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA863 | AUSTRIA / UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) RESULTS OF USG REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel points to -- Elisabeth Ottawa, Austria's terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) -- Alfred Lejsek, Head of the MoF's Financial Markets Unit; and -- MFA International Security Co [...] | 2009-07-14 15:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC AU |
09VIENTIANE179 | IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5% [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...] | 2009-04-10 06:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE238 | GMS:PROXIMITY AND POLITICS FOCUSES CHINESE [...] This is the second in a series of cables from Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane on the Greater Mekong Subregion's (GMS) R3A highway (ref a). These cables have been coordinated with Consulate General Chengdu. This cable was co-drafted by econ officers at both Vientiane and Ch [...] | 2009-05-19 02:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELTN EWWT CH LA TH |
09VIENTIANE251 | LAOS TO SUPPORT KOSOVO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] On May 22 the Embassy contacted the Ministry of Finance's Deputy Director General of External Finance, Dr. Bounleua Sinxayvoravong. He confirmed that Laos had completed the necessary paperwork and would submit a yes vote for Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. HUSO [...] | 2009-05-27 05:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL KV LA |
09VIENTIANE264 | LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...] | 2009-06-02 10:44:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE306 | LAOS: PM TALKS ECONOMY AT OPENING OF NATIONAL [...] Prime Minister (PM) Bouasone Bouphavanh's address at the opening of the National Assembly (NA) on June 22, attended by the Ambassador, focused on Laos' economic situation in light of the global economic crisis and widespread flooding that hit Laos in August 2008. Of note was the PM's declarat [...] | 2009-06-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA |
09VILNIUS166 | ECONOMIC DISTRESS INTENSIFYING IN LITHUANIA [...] (C) The economic situation is worsening in Lithuania. Devaluation of the Polish zloty and Russian ruble, rising unemployment, and decreasing revenues are some of the challenges Lithuania faces. Local analysts recently revised growth forecasts for 2009 to negative nine to ten percent. Unfortu [...] | 2009-03-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LH |
09VILNIUS171 | LITHUANIAN ANALYSTS TELL TREASURY LITHUANIA MAY [...] (C) During their March 18-19 visit to Lithuania, Treasury's Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, Eric Meyer and David Wright, an International Economist in the Office of Europe and Eurasia, heard pessimistic views of the current economic situation. Although the current ac [...] | 2009-03-31 07:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LH |
09VILNIUS474 | LITHUANIA WILL MAKE AN ICJ STATEMENT IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) After delivering on September 4 ref A demarche to MFA's Head of the EU Enlargement Division (and Kosovo point man) Nerijus Aleksiejunas, we learned that the GOL was shifting its previous position and would most likely present an oral statement in support of Kosovo at the International Cou [...] | 2009-09-10 06:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL LH |
09VILNIUS579 | 2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Below, in the format requested in the instructions, is the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Lithuania, Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control: I. Summary ----------- Synthetic drugs and cannabis are the most popular illicit narcotics in Lithuania. Lithuania remains a [...] | 2009-11-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KSEP LH |
09VILNIUS600 | LITHUANIA RECEPTIVE TO EU DESIGNATION OF NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC UNSC LH |
09VILNIUS696 | LITHUANIA PASSES BUDGET, FACES DEFICITS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: After weeks of negotiation and debate, the parliament passed the GOL's 2010 budget on December 11, one day after passing a social-security budget. Both budgets contain deep cuts, but the government still faces billions of dollars in deficits and projected borrowing for the comi [...] | 2009-12-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN LH |
09VILNIUS95 | ECONOMY SLOWING, BUT STIMULUS PLAN ON THE WAY [...] (SBU) Lithuania's economy is clearly slowing, and the GOL's poor job explaining the necessity of its austerity plan has aggravated the situation. The austerity plan, designed to address the budget deficit left by the previous government, was not clearly explained and implemented so quickly [...] | 2009-02-17 11:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LH |
09VILNIUS97 | CHAIRMAN OF LITHUANIAN BUDGET AND FINANCE [...] (C) The Chairman of the parliament's Budget and Finance Committee, Kestutis Glaveckas, painted a bleak economic picture when he met with the Ambassador on February 9. Unemployment is rising and Lithuania might have to ask for IMF help later this year, according to Glaveckas. Swedish parent ba [...] | 2009-02-18 13:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN RU LH |
09WARSAW1187 | POLAND'S POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland will respond positively to a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan and, after interministerial consultations, hopes to announce its own increase soon, according to MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow. Poland prides itself on being a pro-Israel voice within the EU, Sobkow sa [...] | 2009-12-02 16:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR PL |
09WARSAW186 | POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 06:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL |
09WARSAW238 | POLAND:CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG PL |
09WARSAW253 | POLAND'S ECONOMY HOLDS STEADY: FORTUNE FAVORS THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Poland's economy is slowing amidst global weakness, but thanks to good timing and good policy, it is not in crisis. Poles are sheltering behind the prudent fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policy of recent years; the relative immaturity of Poland's consumer credit market; and [...] | 2009-03-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PL |
09WARSAW288 | POLISH FINANCIAL SECTOR: WILL THEY NEED THE IMF? [...] (C) Summary. Poland's financial sector continues to look sound, with adequate liquidity and access to global markets. However, potentially serious vulnerabilities have been exposed by the prolonged strain on European parent banks, the deepening economic downturn, and the steep decline in the [...] | 2009-03-19 17:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PL |
09WARSAW39 | NOTICE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST KHAN ASSOCIATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PL |
09WARSAW418 | POLAND: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP BID [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PL |
09WARSAW490 | DAVID LIPTON IN WARSAW: EUROPEAN FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director David Lipton and Treasury,s Eric Meyer were in Warsaw April 28-29. They met with government and private sector finance officials to discuss the crisis, as well as with Finance Minister Rostowski and Foreign Minister Sikorski regarding the situation in Ukrain [...] | 2009-05-12 07:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PL |
09WARSAW500 | POLISH VIEWS ON MAY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares U.S. views on Russia with respect to both concerns and opportunities. Although differences remain, the improved tone of Polish-Russian relations bodes well for U.S.-Russian and EU-Russian relations. Poland will press for more EU-U.S. coordination on Georgia, Moldo [...] | 2009-05-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL |
09WARSAW507 | KOSOVO/WORLD BANK: POLAND WILL SEND NOTICE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PL |
09WARSAW59 | POLAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The 1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses 2. The 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards 3. The 1961 Geneva European Convention on International Trade Arbitration 4. The 1972 Moscow Convention on Arbitration Resolution of Civ [...] | 2009-01-20 07:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EIQ EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PL |
09WARSAW596 | POLISH VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the June 15-16 GAERC, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland will press for close coordination with the U.S. on the Middle East and oppose efforts to condition the upgrade of EU-Israel relations on progress in the peace process. Poland views the E [...] | 2009-06-12 10:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL |
09WARSAW912 | POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...] | 2009-09-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR |
09WARSAW934 | POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...] | 2009-09-11 10:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL |
09WELLINGTON108 | UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE [...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...] | 2009-05-01 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON121 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Econoff delivered demarche to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Asia Division and New Zealand's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). At MFAT, Econoff spoke with Patrick Rata, Deputy Director for Japan/Korea Unit and to Brody Sinclair, Po [...] | 2009-05-21 23:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NZ |
09WELLINGTON125 | NEW ZEALAND'S 2009 BUDGET - SEEKING SECURITY IN UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Six months following the general election, the governing National Party delivered its first budget to the New Zealand Parliament on May 28. Finance Minister (FM) Bill English said the goal of the Budget was to achieve security in uncertain times and promised not to cut current [...] | 2009-05-29 06:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NZ |
09WELLINGTON221 | NEW ZEALAND'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) Post received more detailed information regarding reftels from Brody Sinclair, Policy Officer, Asia Division, South Korea (Trade),North Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GNZ has begun the process of giving effect to UNSCR 1874 and will report on the progress by Ju [...] | 2009-07-17 01:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP NZ |
09WELLINGTON267 | NZ's HUMANITARIAN AID TO PAKISTAN [...] In an August 27 response to reftel, Steve McCombie, Senior Policy Officer, Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade forwarded a breakdown of how the GNZ humanitarian contribution to Pakistan will be delivered. This contribution was announced at the Pakistan Donors' Conference in T [...] | 2009-08-28 01:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PK NZ |
09WELLINGTON27 | NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK SLASHES INTEREST WHILE FONTERRA [...] (U) Summary: In a week of poor economic news, the Reserve Bank has reduced the Official Cash Rate to record lows while New Zealand's largest company Fonterra registered sharp losses that will translate into a 1 percent GDP reduction this year. Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party held its [...] | 2009-01-30 05:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON70 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is Post's resubmission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for New Zealand. As of end of January 2009, Post submitted ICS as part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide per reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2009 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Open [...] | 2009-03-11 03:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NZ |
09WELLINGTON99 | NZ PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS UNDERWAY [...] (SBU) Summary. In keeping with its campaign pledge to curb New Zealand public sector expenditure, the National-led Government has instigated a review of public spending in advance of the May 28 budget. The main aim of the review is to identify programs and personnel not consistent with Govern [...] | 2009-04-17 03:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN SOCI NZ |
09WINDHOEK131 | NAMIBIA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] (U) Embassy Windhoek's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: Name: Frank DeParis Title: Economic and Commercial Officer Phone: 264 (0) 61 295-8549 Class Email: deparisf@state.sgov.gov Unclass Email: deparisf@state.gov 2. (U) Embassy Wind [...] | 2009-04-20 16:15:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER WA |
09WINDHOEK182 | NAMIBIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche regarding the upcoming United Nations Conference on the "World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development" to the Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julius Zaya Shiweva, at the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 20. Post als [...] | 2009-05-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA WA |
09WINDHOEK20 | NAMIBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Summary. Post is pleased to submit its 2009 Investment Climate for Namibia. Per reftel paragraph 13, Post sent the ICS in Microsoft Word format to J. Nathaniel Hatcher and his backup Gregory N. Hicks on January 16. End Summary. BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Openness to [...] | 2009-01-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR WA |
09WINDHOEK440 | NAMIBIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Namibia enjoys a low terrorism threat. No acts of international or domestic terrorism took place in Namibia in 2009. 2. (U) In 2009, the Government of Namibia (GRN) passed (but has not yet enacted) the Communications Bill, which allows intelligence services to monitor emails and Intern [...] | 2009-12-03 10:05:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR WA |
09YAOUNDE1062 | CAMEROON'S PRIME MINISTER ON ECONOMY AND GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister Philemon Yang said the Cameroonian economy was improving, with renewed focus on the energy an agriculture sectors. He appreciated recent productive meetings with Boeing and Lufthansa Consulting to revive the national airl [...] | 2009-12-17 14:30:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SENV |
09YAOUNDE1095 | CAMEROON'S 2010 BUDGET - BIG SPENDING, BIG DEBTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon's 2010 budget was passed on December 1 under optimistic economic assumptions by a grumbling parliament. It is over 11 percent larger than last year's budget. Nearly $1 billion in revenue shortfalls are expected to be filled by a first-ever bond offering and withdrawa [...] | 2009-12-23 15:19:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CM |
09YAOUNDE147 | CENTRAL AFRICAN BANK READY FOR CRISIS, ROCKED BY [...] (C) Summary. The member governments of the Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa (CEMAC) are well-prepared to weather the fallout from the global financial crisis, but the socio-economic impact of slower economic growth is harder to predict, according to Rigobert Roger Andeley, a Con [...] | 2009-02-13 06:59:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD KCOR ECIN PINR GB CM |
09YAOUNDE216 | CAMEROON: IMF PLANS AND PERSPECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cameroonian government has not yet decided what kind of follow-on it wants to the just completed three-year IMF Poverty Reduction program. At the moment, the IMF is limited to a data-gathering and policy advisory role, although this will be discussed during a scheduled M [...] | 2009-03-02 15:54:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON EFIN PREL |
09YAOUNDE264 | CAMEROON: NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN [...] (S) On March 11, 2009, post received a diplomatic note from the GRC in response to diplomatic notes sent regarding the A.Q. Khan sanctions and the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (reftels 2508 and 322). In the GRC,s response, it conveyed appreciation for the USG,s stance [...] | 2009-03-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Yaounde | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN CM |
09YAOUNDE291 | CAMEROON INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent trip to the South West and Littoral Regions (Cameroon's economic heartland),Pol/Econ Chief found increasing nervousness about the potential impact of the global economic crisis on Cameroon's economy. The oil, timber, cotton, coffee and rubber sectors (which toge [...] | 2009-03-27 13:03:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN EPET ETRD |
09YAOUNDE453 | CAMEROON: KOSOVO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] In a May 13 meeting with Director of Americas at the Ministry of External Affairs Joe Nzume, Pol/Econ Chief and DCM delivered reftel demarche seeking Cameroon's support for Kosovo's World Bank application, thanking him for Cameroon's support on Kosovo's IMF application. Nzume was noncommittal [...] | 2009-05-22 10:57:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | CM ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09YAOUNDE504 | CAMEROON'S ECONOMY MINISTER OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 28, Ambassador met with Minister of Economy,Planning and Regional Development Louis Paul Motaze. Motaze was frustrated with Cameroon's weak economic growth, poor budget implementation, and slow progress on major infrastructure projects. He blamed insufficient project [...] | 2009-06-05 10:59:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND |
09YAOUNDE514 | CAMEROON'S LOM PANGAR IS WORLD BANK'S DAM PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) is pushing breathlessly to construct the Lom Pangar dam by 2012, but the GRC's impatience causes heartburn for the World Bank, which is eager to finance the project but wary that the GRC will not adhere to World Bank guidelines for environmenta [...] | 2009-06-09 13:02:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EWWT CM |
09YAOUNDE518 | CAMEROON SEEKS EMERGENCY IMF SUPPORT; DONORS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 4 meeting of donors hosted by Ambassador, IMF Res Rep detailed Cameroon's request for about $140 million in Exogenous Shock Facility (ESF) funds to compensate for budget shortfalls due to low oil prices and the global economic crisis. While IMF Res Rep was confident [...] | 2009-06-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ECON EFIN |
09YAOUNDE587 | CAMEROON'S REQUEST FOR IMF AID OFFERS WINDOW FOR USG GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Cameroon's request for $143 million in ESF-RAC provides an opportunity to gain traction in our continued efforts to foster better governance and economic policy in Cameroon. The Embassy recommends that the U.S. Executive Director register USG concerns regarding persistent gov [...] | 2009-06-30 17:31:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL KCOR CM |
09YAOUNDE608 | (C) CENTRAL BANK SOURCE: "GABONESE STOLE $40 [...] (C) Summary. Senior Gabonese officials in the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) colluded to embezzle more than 18.3 billion CFA (about $36 million) from the pooled reserves of the six states of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) over the past five years, according to a [...] | 2009-07-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR EFIN PREL PGOV ECON CM |
09YAOUNDE724 | IS CAMEROON FAILING? [...] (C) Summary: Several recent surveys, including the just published Foreign Policy Magazine 2008 Failed States Index, suggest that Cameroon is a failing state. These assessments are supported by recent events which have strengthened authoritarianism, heightened political uncertainty, and inc [...] | 2009-08-25 16:39:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ECON EFIN KCOR MCAP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
09YAOUNDE729 | CAMEROON'S FINANCE MINISTER ON TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (C) Summary: On August 20, Ambassador called on Cameroonian Finance Minister Essimi Menye to discuss budget transparency and Cameroon,s finances. Menye did not offer any concrete steps the GRC would take to improve budget transparency. He promoted agriculture as key to Cameroon's economy [...] | 2009-08-26 15:48:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAGR ECON EFIN |
09YAOUNDE961 | BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES (BEAC) SCANDAL [...] (C) Summary: The Vice-Governor at the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) recently summarized to Poloff the status of a major corruption investigation. The corruption scandal initially focused on the placement of a dubious investment in French bank Societe Generale (Ref A) and led to a pr [...] | 2009-11-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ECON EFIN KCOR PREL |
09YEKATERINBURG36 | SCO AND BRIC SUMMITS IN YEKATERINBURG: ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Meeting in Yekaterinburg July 15 and 16, members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the world's biggest emerging markets (BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India, China) demanded a greater say in the global financial system. Leaders stressed the need to reflect a multipolar real [...] | 2009-06-17 10:04:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON EFIN RS |
09YEKATERINBURG79 | CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHT BARRIERS TO INNOVATION AND [...] (U) Summary: At recent events in Yekaterinburg, prominent government, business, and academic representatives discussed issues of the Greater Urals economy. Several presenters from business and government noted signs of improvement in the Russian economy, but called for greater diversification [...] | 2009-12-02 07:39:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN RS |
09YEREVAN1 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STATE [...] (C) Meeting for the first time on December 19 with State Revenue Committee Chairman Gagik Khachatryan, Ambassador commended the reform goals of the newly-merged agency, while highlighting areas in which the agency had failed to demonstrate either the political will or the institutional capaci [...] | 2009-01-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN AM |
09YEREVAN100 | STORM CLOUDS GATHERING FOR ARMENIA'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) Armenia's economy continues to worsen as the effects of the global financial crisis take root. While the banking system remains stable, Armenia is highly vulnerable to external events, particularly in Russia. The real economy is already hurting, with indicators pointing to further pain a [...] | 2009-02-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN108 | PRESIDENT TAMPS DOWN PREDECESSOR'S POLITICAL [...] (S) Republican Party faction secretary Samvel Nikoyan (protect) confided February 18 that political intrigues aimed at unseating Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian have dropped off from their peak in December. Nikoyan said that President Sargsian had gone to see ex-President Kocharian at some poi [...] | 2009-02-18 17:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV EFIN AM |
09YEREVAN112 | ARMENIA: INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM AM |
09YEREVAN113 | ARMENIA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 16:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP PARM IR AM |
09YEREVAN150 | ARMENIANS ANTICIPATE NEAR-TERM DEVALUATION OF [...] (C) There appears to be increasing panic among the Armenian public and financial institutions concerning an imminent devaluation of the Armenian Dram (AMD). Armenians are increasingly moving their money into dollars, knowing that the CBA cannot continue to support the AMD indefinitely. This [...] | 2009-03-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN151 | DRAM FALLS 25 PERCENT AFTER CENTRAL BANK ENDS [...] (U) The board of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) announced today that it would end its aggressive intervention in support of the Armenian Dram (AMD). Almost immediately, the AMD fell nearly 25 percent. GOAM officials are hopeful that the currency has reached a new equilibrium price, but it [...] | 2009-03-03 15:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM |
09YEREVAN156 | PRICES INCREASE FOLLOWING SUDDEN DRAM DEVALUATION [...] (U) In response to the 25 percent drop in the Armenian Dram (AMD) on March 3, following the end of Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) intervention, prices for many essential products increased immediately while shoppers quickly emptied stores of many imported items before the prices increased. Some [...] | 2009-03-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM |
09YEREVAN178 | CENTRAL BANK CHAIRMAN BEHIND THE SCENES ON [...] (C) Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadian told Ambassador the CBA's decision to sustain the Armenian Dram (AMD) since last fall had been the correct one, despite the significant depletion of Armenia's foreign reserves. Notwithstanding official independence, Javadian made clear that the Preside [...] | 2009-03-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL ECON EFIN EINV ASEC RU AM |
09YEREVAN181 | DONOR COMMUNITY GUARDED ABOUT ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) An Embassy-hosted roundtable on the global financial crisis indicated increasing doubt in the donor community that Armenia will escape the worst impacts of the global financial crisis. Macroeconomic indicators continue to underperform initial predictions, and the GOAM has few tools at its [...] | 2009-03-16 08:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN189 | GOAM DELAYS SPENDING IN WAKE OF ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (C) In response to a shortfall in tax collections brought on by the global economic crisis, the GOAM has instructed ministries to defer nearly 10 percent of projected 2009 spending until the fourth quarter of the year. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian advised ministers that for the time being, [...] | 2009-03-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV AM |
09YEREVAN192 | MCC - ECONOMIC ADVISOR URGES ANALYTICAL APPROACH [...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Vahram Nercissiantz told Ambassador that the MCC compact's close linkage to political indicators is problematic, and using assistance programs as a political cudgel usually backfires. Nercissiantz urged that the USG make its case to the GOAM on democracy indic [...] | 2009-03-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN196 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09YEREVAN225 | ARMENIA - MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR 2008 [...] (SBU) Armenia's economic growth slowed considerably in 2008, with signs of global financial crisis observed in nearly all sectors of the economy. Construction, the main driver of the country's double-digit economic growth in recent years, was among the hardest hit. Mining and metallurgy secto [...] | 2009-03-30 03:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN226 | SHIFTS AMONG LARGEST TAXPAYERS FOR 2008 [...] (SBU) The list of Armenia's 300 largest corporate taxpayers for 2008 provides an early indication of the impact of the global financial crisis, with the industrial firms previously at the top of the list displaced by three service companies. Tax payments by the banking sector increased, and t [...] | 2009-03-30 03:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN270 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Armenia's IMF governor, Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsian on April 16. Ambassador then had a series of subsequent conversations in recent days with Yeritsian and Foreign Minister Nalbandian--while EconOff worked the issue at lower levels--to pers [...] | 2009-04-22 13:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09YEREVAN281 | FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS SALES, TAX COLLECTIONS, BUDGET [...] The ongoing global financial crisis has affected many businesses in Armenia, according to GOAM statistics for the first two months of 2009. Total sales revenues, import/export volumes and corporate tax payments for the country's largest taxpaying entities have all declined from their 2008 lev [...] | 2009-04-28 12:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN325 | VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Ambassador spoke on May 11 with Armenia's World Bank Governor, Vahram Nercissiantz, who said that the GOAM will vote "abstain" on Ref A question. 2. (C) Ambassador had previously received assurances from Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian that Armenia's IMF Governor, Minister of Economy [...] | 2009-05-15 09:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV AM |
09YEREVAN358 | TREASURY DAS MEYER'S MEETINGS IN YEREVAN [...] (C) Acting Treasury DAS for Europe and Eurasia Eric Meyer met May 13 with the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA),Armenia's Minister of Finance and the IMF Resident Representative for Armenia. All three painted a dim picture of Armenia's macroeconomic situation, though noted that d [...] | 2009-05-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN377 | WELCOME HOME: GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS RETURNS TO [...] (C) Ambassador visited Syunik marz from May 18-20, where she met with local officials, civil society leaders, and other local residents to discuss the current socioeconomic situation in the region. Syunik is one of the country's most important economic regions, possessing large agricultural a [...] | 2009-06-02 13:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID EFIN EMIN AM |
09YEREVAN380 | ARMENIA - MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR FIRST QUARTER 2009 [...] Armenia's GDP declined by 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 and 9.7 percent in the first four months. All economic indicators for the first quarter indicate that the Armenian economy is suffering a deep contraction, with negative growth figures in almost all sectors. Hardest hit have [...] | 2009-06-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM |
09YEREVAN4 | ECONOMIC CRISIS TAKES TOLL ON ARMENIA'S MINING, IT [...] (SBU) While the effects of the global economic crisis have not yet been felt broadly in Armenia, the mining and information technology sectors have suffered more severe setbacks. Falling mineral prices have resulted in suspension of mining operations, layoffs and brief worker unrest in severa [...] | 2009-01-07 04:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN448 | ARMENIA'S AMCHAM DISCUSSES CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) During their June 15 meeting with the Ambassador, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AMCHAM) discussed taxes and customs, rule of law, and the general business environment in Armenia. AMCHAM members expressed dismay at the GOAM's ineffective tax administration and th [...] | 2009-06-24 18:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM |
09YEREVAN465 | YEREVAN'S RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL [...] (U) Following are post's responses to Ref A questions: 2. (C) WHICH NATIONAL LEADER AND/OR CABINET FIGURES ARE MOST ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ECONOMIC DECISIONMAKING? ARE THERE DIFFERING OPINIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP REGARDING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS? The [...] | 2009-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EFIN EINT AJ AM GG |
09YEREVAN493 | PRIME MINISTER DROPS ECONOMIC "BOMB" AT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Catching local pundits and the diplomatic corps off guard, Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian warned on July 7 that Armenia's economy could contract by as much as 20 percent in 2009. The dire prediction, made at an international economic forum held in Yerevan on the "Impact of the G [...] | 2009-07-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM |
09YEREVAN608 | ECONOMIC PROJECTS READY TO GO -- EVEN WITHOUT [...] (C) Opening the border between Armenia and Turkey is generally expected to produce long-term economic benefits for both countries. However, even without formal opening of the border or establishment of diplomatic relations, projects in the transportation, energy and telecommunications are near [...] | 2009-09-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD AJ AM TU |
09YEREVAN616 | ARMENIA - MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR FIRST HALF 2009 [...] (SBU) Armenia's GDP declined by 16.3 percent in the first half of 2009, and the decline is expected to exceed 10 percent for the full year, with the construction and mining sectors being hardest hit. Falling remittances and exports, together with rising unemployment, are depressing household in [...] | 2009-09-03 13:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN653 | ARMENIAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY HAMPERED BY STRUCTURAL [...] (C) Recent meetings with an IMF economist and an opposition Armenian businessman about Armenia's macroeconomic situation indicate that while there are hints of an eventual recovery from the economic crisis, structural problems remain that undermine Armenia's economic growth prospects. The Cen [...] | 2009-09-18 12:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD AM |
09YEREVAN66 | ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 [...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per reftel request for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While Armenia's government officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some global indi [...] | 2009-02-04 04:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM |
09YEREVAN69 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TAX REFORM WITH STATE REVENUE [...] (C) Meeting with State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatrian, Ambassador encouraged planned institutional reforms at the State Tax Service, while emphasizing the importance of establishing performance benchmarks and ensuring the political independence of the agency. Khachatrian outlined planned [...] | 2009-02-05 05:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN AM |
09YEREVAN756 | ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian told EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow that the current economic crisis has revealed structural weaknesses and a lack of diversification in the Armenian economy. The GOAM has borrowed heavily to counter the impact of the financial crisis, and the economy will ne [...] | 2009-10-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AM |
09YEREVAN782 | ARMENIA'S STANDING IN 2009 "DOING BUSINESS" RATINGS [...] (SBU) Some reports on "doing business" indicators have in recent years given Armenia relatively high marks, in a few instances ranking the country on the same level as western democracies. The GOAM and potential investors have begun to pay greater attention to these ratings, as the GOAM seeks [...] | 2009-11-05 06:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM |
09YEREVAN833 | YEREVAN WORLD BANK AND EU REPS BULLISH ON [...] (C) The top World Bank and the European Union representatives in Armenia say their organizations are moving ahead with projects to support Turkey-Armenia reconciliation, and that their contacts in Turkey seem confident Ankara will ratify the Turkey-Armenia Protocols. End summary. EU AND WB [...] | 2009-12-07 10:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL AM TU EU |
09YEREVAN85 | PAY YOUR TAXES, WIN THE LOTTERY! [...] (SBU) In an effort to encourage greater tax compliance by both retail sales outlets and consumers, the State Revenue Committee this month introduced a lottery that pays prizes to persons holding a winning cash register receipt. This follows regulations issued last fall requiring all retail se [...] | 2009-02-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AM |
09YEREVAN878 | ARMENIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Armenia,s counterterrorism partnership with the United States included granting blanket over-flight clearance and ad hoc landing rights to U.S. military aircraft, deployment of a peacekeeping contingent to Iraq and Kosovo, and participation in bilateral assistance programs that strengthened the [...] | 2009-12-21 14:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR AM |
09ZAGREB126 | NEW BUDGET TOPS GOC'S SET OF ANTI-RECESSION [...] Summary: On February 26, PM Sanader announced a set of ten anti-recession measures the government will pursue. The first measure will be to cut budget expenditures by HRK 1-3 billion ($175-526 million). Other measures will increase support for exporters, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) [...] | 2009-03-09 10:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB133 | CROATIA CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Per reftel, post has determined Croatia possesses no critical infrastructure or key resources which, if destroyed, would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. RSO, Pol/Econ, GSO, and IMO were consulted for this response. BRADTKE [...] | 2009-03-11 12:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09ZAGREB168 | CROATIAN TOURIST SEASON WILL BE KEY FACTOR IN [...] Summary. The Croatian National Bank (HNB) over the past several years has very successfully maintained the exchange rate due to strong foreign currency inflows from the tourism sector, foreign direct investment, and a significant foreign reserve position. All these sources of kuna stability [...] | 2009-03-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB173 | GOVERNMENT MOVES TO CUT SALARIES, UNIONS CRY FOUL [...] SUMMARY: The GOC has proposed a budget revision showing a revenue drop of HRK 8 billion ($1.5 billion) and expenditure cuts of HRK 5.4 billion ($1 billion). The revision assumes a 2 percent fall in GDP for 2009 and estimates a deficit of 1.6 percent of GDP. The revision includes a 6 percent cut [...] | 2009-03-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB178 | TRANSPARENCY OF GOC BUDGET FOR FY09 ASSISTANCE [...] In response to reftel, the central government of Croatia will receive U.S. foreign assistance from FY09 funds. 2. The GOC makes its budget publicly available on the Ministry of Finance website. During the course of the year, progress reports, a year-end report, and an annual auditor's repor [...] | 2009-03-31 09:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL HR |
09ZAGREB204 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 12:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV HR |
09ZAGREB26 | CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...] | 2009-01-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR |
09ZAGREB285 | CROATIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 10:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV HR |
09ZAGREB304 | GOC BOND ISSUANCE PROVES EASY MONEY [...] (U) Seemingly unaffected by recent credit-rating downgrades, the GOC successfully completed its largest ever bond issuance on May 27. Media report that investor interest was "beyond expectations"; the full EUR 750 million was registered in just one day and the issuance was oversubscribed by 6 [...] | 2009-05-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB32 | EARLY YEAR-END NUMBERS CONFIRM WEAKENING CROATIAN [...] SUMMARY: Year-end figures confirm a slowdown in the Croatian economy. In the third quarter of 2008, GDP grew at its slowest pace in eight years, rising just 1.6 percent above its level in the third quarter of 2007. Retailers saw decreased sales in the second half of 2008, prompting significan [...] | 2009-01-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD ECON HR |
09ZAGREB33 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 10:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB34 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 10:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB35 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB36 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB430 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 08:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID HR |
09ZAGREB433 | NEW CAPITAL MARKETS LAW WILL IMPROVE OVERSIGHT, [...] (U) Officials of the Croatian Financial Markets Regulatory Authority (HANFA) have explained to Econoff the provisions of the new capital markets law that came into effect earlier this year. According to HANFA, the law brings Croatia 99 percent into harmonization with EU regulations under the [...] | 2009-07-15 11:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON HR |
09ZAGREB448 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT ON SECOND BUDGET REVISION THIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Kosor has made revising the deteriorating budget one of her top priorities. The Croatian Sabor passed the government's second budget revision this year on Friday July 17, then immediately went into negotiations for its third. The bill passed last week includes [...] | 2009-07-21 10:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB467 | NEW KOSOR GOVERNMENT KNOWS TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Croatian economy is likely to shrink between 4 and 5 percent in 2009, and the Government of Croatia is struggling to cut its budget deficit down to a manageable level and secure financing. Years of poor and bloated fiscal policy are at the center of Croatia's pro [...] | 2009-07-30 13:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB561 | POOR RESULTS ON CROATIAN COMPETITIVENESS [...] (U) In the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report, Croatia dropped 11 places to number 72 out of 133 countries ranked - the largest fall since the country was included in the research in 2002. Hungary, Romania, and Montenegro all passed Croatia in the rankings this year. [...] | 2009-09-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB61 | CROATIAN ECONOMY BACKED INTO A CORNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Economics Institute of Zagreb (EIZ),a key independent government think tank, has released a negative 1.4 percent growth forecast for 2009, the first domestic institution to forecast negative growth for the country. Press were quick to publish headlines of recession, lead [...] | 2009-02-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN HR |
09ZAGREB667 | ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT - NOVEMBER 13, 2009 [...] (SBU) KOSOR APPOINTS NEW ECON MINISTER; EXPANDS DEPUTY PM POSITIONS: Croatian PM Kosor announced the appointment of Croatian Employer Association (HUP) Executive Director Duro Popijac as new Minister of Economy November on 13. PM Kosor also announced that Health Minister Darko Milinovic and Fi [...] | 2009-11-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB678 | PM KOSOR DRAWS IN OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND ELEVATES OLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatian PM Kosor announced on November 13 the appointment of Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) Executive Director Djuro Popijac as Minister of Economy, and Health Minister Darko Milinovic and Finance Minister Ivan Suker as Deputy Prime Ministers in addition to their current p [...] | 2009-11-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL HR |
09ZAGREB710 | CROATIA'S 2010 BUDGET; FAILS TO ADDRESS NEEDED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian parliament passed PM Kosor's proposed $25.3 billion 2010 budget draft December 2, with all coalition parties voting in favor. Increased spending for social payments and the public sector comprise the majority of the budget with cuts in Defense, Foreign Affairs and oth [...] | 2009-12-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV HR |
09ZAGREB749 | CROATIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Zagreb's submission for the 2009 Croatia Country Report on Terrorism: Croatia There were no terrorist attacks in Croatia during 2009. As part of international efforts to counter violent extremists, Croatia had approximately 300 troops participati [...] | 2009-12-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EFIN CR |
10ABIDJAN21 | Little GOCI Progress on IMF Program Goals [...] (C) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Philippe Egoume gave a mixed review of Cote d'Ivoire's economic performance in a meeting with Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on January 15. While he was optimistic about the country's future economic prospects and believed President Gbagbo would hold t [...] | 2010-01-20 16:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN29 | Ivoirian Budget Transparency and the Extractive Industries [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, post reports the following: --The central government of Cote d'Ivoire currently receives funding through the FY 2010 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (SFOAA) as part of the President's Emergency Plan fo [...] | 2010-01-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON PGOV PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN49 | Finance Minister Says Election Delay Won't Impact Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 27, the Finance Minister told the Ambassador that a slight delay in elections would not have a major impact on this year's budget. He said that the USD 217 million shortfall in customs revenue was due to problems with a new computerized system, which were being rem [...] | 2010-02-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IV |
10ABUDHABI105 | D/S Wolin Discusses Global Recovery with UAE Officials [...] (U) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to review progress in the global economic recovery. UAE officials expressed approval of U.S. measures to restore global growth and stressed the resilience of the UAE's economy in navigating Dubai's [...] | 2010-02-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR |
10ABUDHABI107 | D/S Wolin Presses UAE for More Cooperation on Iran - Af/Pak [...] (S) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to press for continued cooperation on illicit finance issues with respect to Iran and the Taliban. UAE officials noted progress made and yet to come, and expressed concern about international resolv [...] | 2010-02-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EFIN AE IR AF |
10ABUDHABI118 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV EFIN ECON AF AE |
10ABUDHABI194 | SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY AND UNDERSECRETARY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai and complements the Mission's classified scenesetter (reftel). 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome the February 14-16 visit of Deputy Treasury Secretary [...] | 2010-02-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP MARR AE |
10ABUDHABI214 | UAE OUTLINES ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On January 10, visiting SRAP Special Advisor for International Partnership Jarrett Blanc and EconOff met with Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi to discuss UAE aid for Afghanistan. Al Suwaidi explained that the ADFD currently has [...] | 2010-02-11 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN AF AE |
10ABUDHABI27 | (S) US-UAE Cooperation Against Taliban Finance Continues [...] (C) This cable contains an action request for Treasury, DoJ and FBI. See para 19. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On 11 January 2010 SRAP Ambassador Holbrooke and Treasury Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE State Security (SSD) head Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al Nahyan. On 12 January, Cohen m [...] | 2010-01-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR AE |
10ABUDHABI29 | UAE Central Bank on Afghanistan, Iran [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 12 January 2010, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi. Governor Suweidi and Cohen discussed options for additional cash movement controls with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the status of [...] | 2010-01-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR YM |
10ABUDHABI33 | UAE FM DISCUSSES TALIBAN FINANCIAL FLOWS AND REINTEGRATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a January 11 meeting in Abu Dhabi, visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Amb. Richard Holbrooke discussed Afghan reintegration with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ). AbZ noted the importance of establishing an effect [...] | 2010-01-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR YM AE |
10ABUDHABI39 | UAE Illicit Finance Strategy 2010 [...] (S/NF) This is a country team assessment. CONTEXT ------------ I. II. 2. (S/NF) Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable expatriate community and role as an regional financial hub, some Taliban, al-Qaeda and other illicit financing may originate in and mor [...] | 2010-01-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR AF AE |
10ABUDHABI53 | Moving the MLAT Issue with the UAE [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 7. 2. (SBU) We have greatly expanded our law enforcement cooperation with the UAE over the past five years, and are likely to enhance it further, not least because of the increasing importance of law enforcement issues in Afghanistan. Our law [...] | 2010-02-03 08:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KTIA EFIN PTER AE |
10ABUDHABI55 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC WOLIN AND U/S HORMATS UAE VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neil Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Robert Hormats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 14-16. This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai 2 [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PTER PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI57 | UAE FINALIZES JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) On February 3, Emboffs from DHS, State, Treasury, Justice and GRPO met with key UAE State Security Directorate (SSD) officials and Abu Dhabi and federal customs officials to finalize plans for a February 21-24 bulk cash smuggling training program and a Feb. 28 - March 3 airport and borde [...] | 2010-02-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
10ABUDHABI6 | ABU DHABI PLEDGES $650 MILLION FOR YEMEN [...] (SBU) On December 16, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced it would provide AED 2.4 billion (USD 650 million) in assistance to Yemen, to include development projects including infrastructure, energy, water, transport and education. On December 30, ADFD Acting Director General Moh [...] | 2010-01-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL YM AE |
10ABUDHABI72 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 06:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
10ABUDHABI87 | UAE'S IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS ON HOLD [...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed told the Ambassador and visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin on February 15 that the UAEG has decided to postpone any final action on Iraqi debt forgiveness until after the March 7 elections. On other issues, the MFA reports the UA [...] | 2010-02-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN PREL IZ AE |
10ABUDHABI9 | (S) US-UAE FURTHER COOPERATION TO DISRUPT TALIBAN FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER KTFN AE AF EFIN |
10ABUJA144 | NIGERIAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 2009, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairperson Farida Waziri and her top staff travelled to the U.S. to meet with State, Justice and Treasury Department officials. Upon returning to Nigeria, the EFCC team developed a strategy document to move forw [...] | 2010-02-01 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC EFIN EAID KCRM KCOR NI |
10ABUJA147 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS/WATT VISIT TO NIGERIA, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Meeks/Watt to Nigeria to visit Lagos February 15 and 16. Embassy provides the following political and economic overview of the current situation in Nigeria. -------------------------------------- RELATIONSHIP STRESSED BY RE [...] | 2010-02-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PINR OVIP NI |
10ABUJA29 | NIGERIA: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to President Obama's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative and G-8 members pledge of $20 billion for a worldwide initiative to address food security, the USG has prepared a two-year $32.75 million FY 2010 Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative entitled, "The Ag [...] | 2010-01-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD NI IZ |
10ABUJA64 | NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...] | 2010-01-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI |
10ABUJA77 | NIGERIA: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's response to the questions contained in Reftel A. 2. (U) SFOAA funding: The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance, using FY 2010 funds, for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International M [...] | 2010-01-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL NI |
10ADDISABABA247 | FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...] | 2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA298 | ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA326 | USAU -- CONGRESSMEN MEEKS, WATT HEAR AFRICAN UNION [...] Summary: In a meeting on February 17 at African Union (AU) headquarters, U.S. Congressmen Gregory Meeks, D-New York, and Melvin Watt, D-North Carolina, received a briefing about the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on African countries from AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Era [...] | 2010-02-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA73 | ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...] | 2010-01-15 12:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA83 | ETHIOPIA: FY10 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND [...] (U) This cable is a Ref A response cable regarding questions on Ethiopia's fiscal transparency and USG FY2010 assistance. 2. (SBU) Ethiopia's central government is slated to received USG assistance through the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act [...] | 2010-01-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL ET |
10AITTAIPEI157 | TAIWAN FIRMS REVEAL DIVERGING CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans for a cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA; reftel) have dominated Taiwan trade policy with the PRC. At least initially, an ECFA would include only petrochemical, textile, machine tool, auto/auto parts, and flat panel display "early harvest" sectors. [...] | 2010-02-10 06:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI170 | TAIWAN MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials confirmed that Taiwan and the PRC have formally agreed to pursue a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Following January 26 talks in Beijing, the two sides plan to conclude an ECFA during the fifth round of cross-Strait economic talks, tent [...] | 2010-02-12 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAGR TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI183 | TAIWAN RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) On February 24, AIT passed reftel non-paper to Wang Henyi, Director of the Legal and Planning Division at Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). We are also providing a courtesy copy of the non-paper to the Ministry of Economic Affair's Bureau of Foreign Trade. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2010-02-24 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TW |
10ALGIERS185 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS186 | ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS74 | ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] | 2010-01-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10ALGIERS76 | ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] | 2010-01-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10ALGIERS78 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ALGERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 09:56:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC |
10AMMAN109 | Jordanian Response to Request for Information for UN 1267 [...] (SBU) The Jordanian Foreign Ministry responded by diplomatic note number 9/7/740 dated January 6, 2010 to reftel request for information on individuals and organizations subject to comprehensive review by the UN 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) Committee. The MFA clarified that Mohammed Abu [...] | 2010-01-11 11:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER |
10AMMAN196 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
10AMMAN218 | GOVERNMENT ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL TAX LAWS TO STREAMLINE AND LOWER RATES, AND EMPOWER TAX AUTHORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan enacted recently two new tax laws to lower income tax rates and grant greater powers to tax authorities. The laws, which will remain in force until a new parliament is elected and votes on them, represent the first notable achievement of the new governm [...] | 2010-01-21 10:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JO KMCA |
10AMMAN222 | U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...] | 2010-01-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
10AMMAN237 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
10AMMAN320 | Jordan's 2010 Budget Hits Government Agencies Hard with [...] (SBU) Summary: The severe cuts to the 2010 budget have hit Government of Jordan (GOJ) ministries hard (ref A). With a projected deficit of $1.43 billion, the 2010 budget of $7.71 billion includes 20% cuts to capital expenditures and 1.4% cuts to current expenditures, and will impact GOJ entit [...] | 2010-02-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
10AMMAN385 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] (C) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche the week of February 7 to officials at the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Finance, and Central Bank of Jordan. All appreciated the information, but indicated Jordan is unlikely to co-sponsor the nomination. Samer Naber, Head of the MFA's America's Depart [...] | 2010-02-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC JO |
10ANKARA109 | LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TU |
10ANKARA160 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DISCUSSES BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey discussed the Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Coordination Ali Babacan on January 28. He also raised concerns about the potential effect of a draft biotechnology law on US exports and [...] | 2010-02-01 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN EINV ECON USTR TU |
10ANKARA185 | PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 2 conversation with parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Murat Mercan, the Ambassador elicited the senior governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP's perspectives on Israel, Iran and the recent Armenian Constitutional Court ruling. Mercan ar [...] | 2010-02-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER EFIN KTFN PINR ETTC IS IR TU |
10ANKARA206 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU |
10ANKARA210 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU |
10ANKARA233 | TURKEY COMMITTED TO SENDING POLICE TO HAITI, [...] (U) MFA UN Affairs Department Head Turhan Dilmac told us that Turkey's offer to send a formed police unit to Haiti (ref a) is formal and said Turkey's UN Mission has instructions to convey this to UNDPKO. Dilmac noted that the mission is a challenging one, but underscored Turkey's firm commit [...] | 2010-02-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN |
10ANKARA234 | TURKEY: GOT ARGUES PUBLIC LISTING BY FATF WOULD BE [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Feridun Sinirlioglu summoned the Ambassador February 8 to argue that Turkey should not be publicly named by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for deficiencies found in the FATF's special review. Sinirlioglu argued that when the FATF began this special review, the Mutual E [...] | 2010-02-12 05:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL TU |
10ANKARA256 | TURKEY: HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES SCENARIOS FOR DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognizes that its new rules on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificates for new drug approvals (described in Ref A) will have some impact on trade in the short term, but is sanguine about the long-term effect. According to Saim Kerman, Dir [...] | 2010-02-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
10ASHGABAT116 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TX |
10ASHGABAT180 | TURKMENISTAN: STILL A CASH ECONOMY, DESPITE SOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen economy remains a cash economy with an underdeveloped banking system. Almost all payments for consumer goods and services are made in cash. Turkmen Government-owned banks have issued debit cards since t [...] | 2010-02-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT230 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF FOUR IRGC [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TX |
10ASHGABAT249 | TURKMENISTAN'S MOST ACTIVE BLACK MARKETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Foreign currency, imported alcohol and tobacco, and pharmaceuticals are the three most prominent items sold on the black markets in Turkmenistan. Until the Turkmen Government unified the exchange rates in 2008 (Ref A),curre [...] | 2010-02-26 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI SNAR TX |
10ASHGABAT45 | TURKMENISTAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is relatively large (slightly larger than California),but sparsely inhabited (about five million),[...] | 2010-01-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC TX |
10ASHGABAT74 | TURKMENISTAN'S BUDGET PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's response to ref A that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 3. (SBU) Is the host's annual national budget publicly available? Total amounts for both the general s [...] | 2010-01-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AID ECON EFIN PREL TX |
10ASMARA9 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...] | 2010-01-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER |
10ASTANA163 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CURRENCY CORRIDOR FOR THE TENGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Kazakhstan introduced a new currency corridor on February 5. On average, the exchange rate of the tenge will remain at 150 tenge to the dollar. However, the National Bank said the tenge will n [...] | 2010-02-09 07:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
10ASTANA276 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP IR KZ |
10ASTANA44 | KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB EPET ETRD KTDB KZ OPIC PGOV USTR |
10ASTANA80 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...] | 2010-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EFIN AF KZ |
10ATHENS113 | Papandreou Cabinet Insider Pamboukis on Managing the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Minister of State Haris Pamboukis February 1 to gain a better understanding of the GoG's internal deliberations on reforms, the economic crisis and domestic stability, and on regional foreign policy priorities. Pamboukis, a constitutional lawyer who esc [...] | 2010-02-18 08:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PTER GR PINR |
10ATHENS246 | GREECE: REFORMS, THE PUBLIC RESPONSE, AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The GoG has begun making public further details on and introducing legislation to implement various commitments made in its updated Stability and Growth Program (SGP),including in the areas of public sector wage cuts, tax reform and pension reform. The public has seen this coming, as Gre [...] | 2010-02-23 11:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
10ATHENS35 | GREEK VIEWS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports U.S. goals at the upcoming London Conference, and is looking at a potential contribution to the reintegration trust fund in 2010. The Greek MFA is pushing to send three police trainers to EUPOL, but needs interagency buy-in, particularly from the ministry that co [...] | 2010-01-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GR |
10ATHENS55 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS61 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS92 | 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 08:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR |
10BAGHDAD125 | FINANCE MINISTER ON THE 2010 BUDGET, THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Jabr and his Special Advisor Azez Jaffar reported that Ministry of Finance review of parliamentary amendments to the draft 2010 budget was almost completed, and that passage of the 2010 budget is expected by the end of January. Azez also stated that the Min [...] | 2010-01-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV BEXP IZ |
10BAGHDAD150 | IN SALAH-AD-DIN, BUILDING PROVINCIAL CAPACITY [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din PRT is fostering economic development in the province through banking and agriculture initiatives. The PRT supports the expansion of private banking by facilitating the opening of Al-Warka [...] | 2010-01-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR IZ |
10BAGHDAD152 | TERRORIST FINANCING: REVIEW OF TRANCHE 4 OF UN [...] (SBU) EmbOffs delivered reftel talking points to MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi on January 20. Al-Humaimidi was very appreciative of the information and said that he would have the Iraqi Mission to the United Na [...] | 2010-01-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD159 | MFA SHARES INFORMATION ON ABU MAHDI AL-MUHANDIS [...] (S) In response to reftels, MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi (please protect) on January 20 gave EmbOffs further information he gathered from the GOI interagency process about suspected terrorist Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PINR PTER IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD165 | PRT DIWANIYAH: CHALLENGES TO INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Big dreams and bigger obstacles define the investment climate in Diwaniyah Province. Provincial authorities are aiming high, but the province,s business leaders dismiss recent announcements of large investment deals in housing, hospitals, and construction as media events. Bu [...] | 2010-01-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN |
10BAGHDAD186 | BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...] | 2010-01-25 13:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD187 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD189 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Iraq [...] | 2010-01-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD190 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Ira [...] | 2010-01-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD210 | DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ SUCCESSOR PLANNING [...] (U) Summary: MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi, described the state of GOI planning for the successor to the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) to Emboffs on January 21. UNSCR 1905 requires the GOI to put in place an ac [...] | 2010-01-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON |
10BAGHDAD218 | DPM SHAWAYS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, SFA, AND DFI [...] (C) Summary: New Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach on January 27 that he favored free markeQ; wants to re-energize the Strategic Framework Agreement,s Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC); and belie [...] | 2010-01-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD273 | ANBAR ACTING GOVERNOR READY TO HELP "ANBAR BANKERS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Anbar Province Fuad Jatab Hamad and Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Hikmat Jasim Zaidan spoke at PRT Anbar's Monthly Bankers' Roundtable January 28. The two publicly confirmed banks' vital role in attracting investment to the province and pledged to [...] | 2010-02-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD317 | 2010 GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Council of Representatives (CoR) passed a Federal Public Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2010 (2010 Budget Law) that made significant amendments to the draft budget law submitted to the CoR by the Council of Ministers (CoM) in October 2009. The 2010 Budget Law increased the state [...] | 2010-02-07 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD349 | IRAQIS READY TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi confirmed to EmbOff February 10 that the GOI still plans to co-sponsor a 1267 Committee resol [...] | 2010-02-10 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER JO SY IZ |
10BAGHDAD439 | BANK MELLI BRANCH LICENSES EXTENDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. Despite assurances from the Prime Minister's office that it would not renew licenses for new Bank Melli branches in Basra, Karbala and Erbil, the Central Bank of Iraq instead extended the licenses. The Embassy will continue to engage with the Prime Minister's office to ensure th [...] | 2010-02-18 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD455 | PRT NINEWA: CREDIT CRUNCH STIFLES ECONOMIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. SUMMARY: Banking leaders in Ninewa province told PRT that significant barriers to commercial and consumer lending in Ninewa province continue to hamper economic development. The precarious security situation, a paralyzed p [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD518 | MOBILE BANKING - GREAT POTENTIAL IN IRAQ, BUT OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) This cable contains substantial input from Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),DoD's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TF BSO) and USF-I, J-6 (Communications and Information Systems Directorate). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With two cell phones for every three Iraqis [...] | 2010-02-28 03:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EFIN ECON EAID IZ |
10BAGHDAD82 | Iraq Likely to Gain EITI Candidacy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iraq's political leaders renewed their support for improved transparency of oil export revenues and the country is now poised for candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). During a conference January 10-11, the Ministry of Oil Inspector Gene [...] | 2010-01-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV KCOR EFIN ECON IZ NO |
10BAKU14 | AZERBAIJAN: TREASURY A/S COHEN DISCUSSES AML/CTF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his first visit to Baku, October 21-22, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, David S. Cohen, met with Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) officials and private sector business representatives. In meetings with the Minister Finance, Chairman of the [...] | 2010-01-08 08:20:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SNAR EIND PGOV PTER AJ |
10BAKU15 | AZERBAIJAN: MOED READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON NEXT ROUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. - Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission last met in November 2008; prior to that, meetings took place roughly annually, alternating between Baku and Washington. These meetings were successful in sending a message about U.S. commitment to a more transparent business [...] | 2010-01-08 08:20:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BTIO EFIN KCOR KIPR AJ TU GG |
10BAKU50 | AZERBAIJAN: FM EXPECTED AT LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10BAKU51 | AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2010 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...] | 2010-01-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC AJ |
10BAKU65 | AZERBAIJAN: THREE AZERBAIJANI PROSECUTORS TRAINED AT USDOJ [...] SUMMARY: In April 2009, three Azeri prosecutors went with the DOJ OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor on an INL funded study-tour to the DOJ National Advocacy Center (NAC) Columbia, South Carolina. Under the RLA's supervision, they took an intensive two-week trial advocacy course. Each of these thre [...] | 2010-02-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SNAR KJUS OTRA KCRM KCOR AJ |
10BAMAKO49 | MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...] | 2010-01-31 11:12:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV |
10BAMAKO53 | MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...] | 2010-02-01 11:23:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV |
10BANGKOK206 | THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...] | 2010-01-26 01:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH |
10BANGUI7 | CAR: IMPROVEMENTS IN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY EVIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a response to Ref A. The Central African Republic (CAR) made commendable strides to address budget transparency in 2009. Though there is still much ground to cover, the government, with the help of the international community, is making concerted efforts to increase its [...] | 2010-01-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL CT |
10BANGUI9 | DIAMONDS IN THE CAR: DELETERIOUS TO DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African Republic (CAR) is at the bottom of the UN's Human Development Index while at the same time possessing vast mineral wealth that could fuel economic growth. Diamonds, in particular, make up roughly 45 percent of all exports from the CAR. Yet, despite particip [...] | 2010-01-20 09:19:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR ECON EFIN EMIN CT |
10BEIJING102 | PRC/CENTRAL ASIA: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Following President Hu Jintao's December 12-14 visit to Central Asia and his participation in the inauguration of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline, the PRC hopes to deepen political and economic ties to the region, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In [...] | 2010-01-14 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET ETRD MARR CH |
10BEIJING137 | DESPITE LISBON TREATY, BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) Summary: Though uncertainty exists on how EU-PRC relations might change in the wake of the recent ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the PRC hopes to "consolidate strategic trust" in the relationship, according to an MFA official. PRC and EU contacts alike concur that while EU-PRC relation [...] | 2010-01-19 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KIPR SENV EINV ETRD PHUM |
10BEIJING147 | CHINA/RMB: CHINESE INDICATE X-RATE UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary. In recent public and private statements, senior officials indicated China does not intend to adjust its exchange rate--essentially pegged to the U.S. dollar since August 2008--anytime soon. Further, officials pushed back hard against the idea that foreign pressure could sway the [...] | 2010-01-20 08:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD CH |
10BEIJING148 | PRC/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRC REQUESTED TO DROP UN [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref A points concerning UN 1267 Committee listing of Abdur Rahman Makki, Azam Cheema and Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin January 20. PolOff noted U.S. intention to submit additional [...] | 2010-01-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KTFN PREL UNSC CH IN PK |
10BEIJING189 | PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...] | 2010-01-25 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK |
10BEIJING19 | BEIJING VIEWS ON FOURTH ROUND OF CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Vice Secretary General Ma Xiaoguang said that of the three agreements signed in the December 21-23 Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)-ARATS talks in Taichung, the one on agriculture was most likely to benefit Taiwan as it op [...] | 2010-01-06 08:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN CH TW |
10BEIJING231 | BUILDING U.S. JOBS BY LEVERAGING CHINA,S GROWTH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH |
10BEIJING292 | CHINA ASSET BUBBLES: ARE THEY HERE, WILL THEY POP? [...] (C) Summary. China's massive 2009 monetary stimulus program was instrumental in avoiding economic recession during the global crisis, but the huge amount of new credit flowing into the economy has prompted concerns that asset bubbles could form -- and burst -- in the property and equity marke [...] | 2010-02-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CH |
10BEIJING303 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CHINA [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for China, keyed to the categories listed in reftel. 2. 2010 Investment Climate Statement - China -------------------------------------- Overview of China's Investment Climate --------------------------------- [...] | 2010-02-05 07:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC CH |
10BEIJING311 | China/RMB: Patience and Stbility [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Chinese officials continue to signal publicly that China's currency is pegged at a basically "reasonable level." In a meeting with the Ambassador today, Central Economic and Financial Leading Group Vice Minister Liu He urged patience on the exchange rate issue, noted th [...] | 2010-02-05 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN CH |
10BEIJING350 | China/RMB Internationalization: Some [...] (SBU) Summary. Hong-Kong-based HSBC bank last week announced it had issued the first Renminbi-denominated letter of credit in which none of the trading parties involved came from mainland China. The move was the latest step towards Beijing's stated goal of establishing the Renminbi (RMB) as a [...] | 2010-02-10 07:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN CH |
10BEIJING352 | CHINA: S&ED II DATES AND TOPICS; RMB APPRECIATION; ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 25-28 visit to advance preparations for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue II (S&ED II),the U.S. Economic Track staff delegation met with key economic ministries, economists, and U.S. industry representatives. The delegation proposed to their Ministr [...] | 2010-02-10 09:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH |
10BEIJING357 | CHINESE BANKS: WILL THE 2009 CREDIT BINGE COME [...] (C) Summary. New loan issuance by Chinese banks in January totaled RMB 1.6 trillion (USD 235 billion),nearly equal to last year's record pace of RMB 1.62 trillion, and would have been even larger if regulators had not intervened mid-month to curtail lending. In public, Chinese financial off [...] | 2010-02-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
10BEIJING364 | MOFCOM OFFICIAL ON EXPORT CONTROLS, MARKET ECONOMY STATUS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China is seeking "equal treatment" by the United States at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT),Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Department of American and Oceania Affairs Director General He Ning told an interagency team of [...] | 2010-02-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH |
10BEIJING366 | FDI in China: Which Way Will the Pendulum Swing? [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's January 29 speech at Davos and recent State Council guidelines encouraging foreign direct investment (FDI) in China indicate continued support at senior levels of government for economic reform and a more open investment climate, according to a [...] | 2010-02-11 09:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH |
10BEIJING378 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRC CONTEMPLATING MINUSTAH [...] (SBU) On February 12, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points seeking information on possible PRC contributions in support of MINUSTAH. Jiang confirmed that the PRC was considering providing assistance bu [...] | 2010-02-12 08:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN |
10BEIJING42 | CHINA: MIIT SAYS INDUSTRIAL POLICY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),Department of Industrial Policy Deputy Director General Hou Shiguo told Economic Minister Counselor China treated State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and private companies equally, but indicated that, due [...] | 2010-01-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN ETRD SENV CH |
10BEIJING425 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN 1267 SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF [...] (SBU) On February 23, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Second Secretary Xu Zhongsheng reftel points sharing USG findings based on its completion of review of the third tranche of names circulated by the UN 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban [...] | 2010-02-23 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN PREL UNSC EFIN CH UN |
10BEIJING458 | FEBRUARY 25, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH [...] Key points at the February 25 MFA press briefing were: -- Foreign Minister Yang met with visiting Special Representative Ambassador Stephen Bosworth. China will coordinate and consult with all parties to push for an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks. The six parties are currently prese [...] | 2010-02-25 22:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MASS MNUC KNNP EINT EFIN CH TW KN KS PK |
10BEIJING462 | JAN 13 US-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE: TAIWAN, NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan arms sales and trade issues dominated the 5th session of the U.S. China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG),which took place in Beijing January 13. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) led the U.S. Senate delegation to the IPG, which also included Senators Christopher "Kit" Bond (R- [...] | 2010-02-26 04:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS ETRD KIPR CVIS EFIN SENV ENRG |
10BEIJING75 | ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Government Procurement Law on January 11, 2010. The draft regulations are available in Chinese at the following website: http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-01/11/content_150 7655.htm. Comments ar [...] | 2010-01-13 07:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH |
10BEIRUT100 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...] | 2010-02-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE |
10BEIRUT133 | IMF TEAM TAKES THE PULSE OF THE NEW LEBANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) An IMF mission visited Beirut February 1-4 to engage the new government on its reform strategy and discuss post Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) cooperation. The mission met with the finance, economy, energy, and telecommunications ministers, as well as with Central Bank of Leba [...] | 2010-02-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT153 | GOL RENEWS MOBILE OPERATORS' MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Gilbert Najjar, the telecom ministry official responsible for the two GOL-owned mobile companies, said the cabinet extended the management contract for the two operators for six months starting February 1, 2010. According to Najjar, Telecom Minister Charbel Nahas will use this period to [...] | 2010-02-17 06:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT PGOV LE |
10BEIRUT35 | NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...] | 2010-01-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE |
10BEIRUT68 | LEBANON: FY2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Introduction: In Lebanon, lack of fiscal transparency is more than a failure of the capacity of the state. It is at the center of a government system that is designed to be opaque so as to serve the interests of the leaders of the political class, rather than the needs of citizens (septel [...] | 2010-01-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KCOR LE |
10BEIRUT75 | LEBANESE DISCUSS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Ambassador Sison held a roundtable discussion January 14 on ways to encourage the culture of entrepreneurship in Lebanon with 19 leaders from the private sector and civil society. In a lively discussion, participants noted the need for political and security stability; greater publicity [...] | 2010-01-26 04:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV LE |
10BELGRADE108 | SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...] | 2010-01-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR |
10BELGRADE312 | SERBIAN RESPONSE: RESPONSE DESIGNATION OF ENTITIED RELATED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 11:32:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN SR |
10BELGRADE314 | SERBIAN RESPONSE: IRISL's Uninsured Fleet and Evasive [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 11:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT SR |
10BELGRADE80 | RECALL 10 BELGRADE 80 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-16 21:59:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR |
10BELGRADE82 | SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: ------------------------------------- A. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------------- Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly [...] | 2010-01-16 21:59:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR |
10BELGRADE96 | SERBIA: BLAME GAME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Bank (NBS) Governor has been severely criticized over the relatively mild 3% depreciation of the Serbian dinar since the end of November 2009. The criticism, coming from both businesses and government officials, including most recently the Prime Minister, has fueled fur [...] | 2010-01-19 17:06:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV SR |
10BERLIN106 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 15 [...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany is increasing its official assistance to Haiti to 15 million euros following the January 12 earthquake. The increase reflects 5 million euros in new funds from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that will support construction of housing for displa [...] | 2010-01-25 17:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN111 | GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 16:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM |
10BERLIN112 | GERMANY: THE SHAKY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] (S) Chancellor Merkel on January 26 announced that Germany will send 850 more troops to Afghanistan (500 for immediate deployment and 350 to be held in reserve) in addition to increasing development assistance from 220 million euros to 430 million euros, increasing police trainers from 123 to [...] | 2010-01-26 17:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM |
10BERLIN121 | SCENESETTER: GERMAN ECON MINISTER BRUEDERLE'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party, FDP),will be the first senior German economic official to visit Washington since Germany's new coalition government assumed office in October 2009. Bruederle is a strong proponent of the f [...] | 2010-01-28 10:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON ETRD EFIN GM |
10BERLIN151 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-QDR, U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Quadrennial Defense Review 4. (U.S.-EU) Summit Meeting 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 8. (Iran) Nuclear Program 9. (Environment) Climate Policies 10. [...] | 2010-02-03 13:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR EFIN MCAP EU CH PARM PTER IR KGHG GR |
10BERLIN153 | DEFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR MERKEL'S DREAM COALITION [...] (C) Summary: One hundred days after Germany's black-yellow coalition took office, a strong, unified government led by Chancellor Merkel has yet to materialize. The much anticipated "dream coalition" comprised of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister the Christian Social Uni [...] | 2010-02-03 16:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM |
10BERLIN166 | Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...] | 2010-02-05 16:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM |
10BERLIN180 | CHANCELLOR MERKEL ANGERED BY LACK OF GERMAN MEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel is privately angry over the lack of support German members of the European Parliament gave the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) interim agreement and is worried that Washington will view the EP's veto as a sign that Europe does not take the terrorist threat s [...] | 2010-02-12 17:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EAIR EFIN KCRM |
10BERLIN181 | GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...] | 2010-02-12 19:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV |
10BERLIN205 | GERMAN AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MINUSTAH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
10BERLIN214 | IRAN SANCTIONS: GERMANY FULLY SUPPORTIVE BUT [...] (C) On February 23, Emboffs delivered reftel points on IRGC designations to MFA and Economics Ministry officials. Martin Lutz of the Economics Ministry made it clear that Germany is supportive of the next round of sanctions and is on board with targeting the IRGC. He expressed appreciation fo [...] | 2010-02-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM |
10BERLIN216 | GERMANY ON-BOARD TO CLAMP DOWN ON IRANIAN SHIPPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany supports sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) along with its affiliates and views denying Iran access to insurance/reinsurance as an excellent vehicle to do so. On February 23, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the German Ministries o [...] | 2010-02-25 16:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL UK IR FR GM |
10BERLIN50 | GERMANY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FOLLOWING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany's immediate response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti includes the following: 500,000 euros for food aid, 1 million euros for search and rescue operations, a trained search and rescue team, and two water purification devices. More assistance should be forthcomin [...] | 2010-01-14 18:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM |
10BERLIN53 | GERMANY BOOSTS ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is poised to ramp up its civilian reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan by two-thirds over last year, bringing its 2010 total to 430 million euros ($620 million). Additional funding would go towards rural development projects in the north. This consid [...] | 2010-01-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK |
10BERLIN70 | GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...] | 2010-01-20 06:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN71 | GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...] | 2010-01-20 06:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN8 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, MIDEAST, ICELAND, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama - Intelligence Services' Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Ban to Talk to Foreign Institutions 5. (Mideast) New Peace Efforts 6. (Iceland) Government Won't Repay Debts 7. (Defense) A 400 M 8. (Economic [...] | 2010-01-06 13:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AF IF XF IC EFIN |
10BERLIN80 | GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...] | 2010-01-21 06:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERLIN89 | MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, BANK REFORM, MIDEAST, INTERNET [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Rescue Operation 3. The President's Bank Reform 4. Mideast Policy 5. Internet Freedom 6. Closure of Opel Plant in Antwerp  [...] | 2010-01-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR EFIN EINT HA CH XF |
10BERLIN98 | GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86 [...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...] | 2010-01-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA |
10BERN48 | U/S HORMATS REVIEWS BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS \ [...] (U) January 25 at 11:00 am; Zurich \ \ 2. (U) Participants: \ \ U.S. \ \ U/S Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and \ Agricultural Affairs \ Amb. Donald Beyer, US Ambassador to Switzerland \ Alex Whittington, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary \ Richard Rorvig, Bern Em [...] | 2010-02-04 17:31:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD SZ |
10BISHKEK52 | KYRGYZSTAN'S IMPROVING BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Government has taken significant steps to increase the transparency of its budget and has a detailed plan to further improve its budget process. The 2010 budget passed by Parliament in December is available on the internet and provides detailed figures in many areas. In 20 [...] | 2010-01-21 01:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN PREL KG |
10BOGOTA225 | COLOMBIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Emboffs spoke on February 11 with officials at the Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). These Government of Colombia (GOC) officials confirmed that there are currently 26 Colombian police officers in Haiti as part of MINUSTAH. The Colomb [...] | 2010-02-11 21:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO HA CO |
10BOGOTA260 | FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 14:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
10BOGOTA337 | WHY FEW COLOMBIAN COMPANIES ARE LISTED ON NYSE [...] (U) Summary. Only seven Latin American countries have companies listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Brazil leads with 33 companies, followed by Mexico (19),Chile (12),Argentina (11),Panama (3),Peru (2),and Colombia (2). Ecopetrol (oil and gas) and Bancolombia (financial servi [...] | 2010-02-24 18:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV CO |
10BOGOTA357 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA UNABLE TO SUPPLY SMALL ARMS TO [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Colombian Defense Ministry (MOD) officials on February 25. The officials responded that export of arms from Colombia is difficult if not impossible due to complex legal regulations. The officials also indicated that the MOD does not currently have exc [...] | 2010-02-26 20:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
10BOGOTA359 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA UNABLE TO SUPPLY SMALL ARMS TO [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Colombian Defense Ministry (MOD) officials on February 25. The officials responded that export of arms from Colombia is difficult if not impossible due to complex legal regulations. The officials also indicated that the MOD does not currently have exc [...] | 2010-02-26 22:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
10BRASILIA102 | BRAZIL: ONE NORTHEAST STATE TRIES TO CATCH THE SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: The development challenges facing the Brazilian northeast state of Piaui are representative of the difficult issues Brazil's poorest regions must overcome to achieve the level of prosperity in the country's southern regions. Despite economic growth rates over the past several yea [...] | 2010-02-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC COM USTR EAID PREL BR |
10BRASILIA140 | BRAZIL: INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY INTO DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),the Government of Brazil (GOB) announced the mitigation actions it plans to take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020 compared with " [...] | 2010-02-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG EFIN KSCA BR |
10BRASILIA176 | Brazil: Competition Policy Overview [...] (SBU) Brazil's Competition Policy System (SBDC) is awaiting Congressional approval of major reforms to restructure its three constituent agencies, add much-needed professional staff, and implement substantive reforms (notably, pre-merger notification requirements). In a Februa [...] | 2010-02-18 12:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND EINV BR |
10BRASILIA196 | Brazil informed of designation related to Iranian [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 15:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN BR |
10BRASILIA60 | BRAZIL: LET'S ESTABLISH A TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira says that the Government of Brazil (GOB) wants to establish a program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) quickly, both to help conserve Brazil's tropical forests and as a symbol of the growing U.S.-Brazil bilater [...] | 2010-01-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG EAID EFIN BR |
10BRATISLAVA18 | SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slovakia's economy has not been spared by the global recession and is expected to [...] | 2010-01-15 16:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO |
10BRATISLAVA21 | SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (UPDATED) [...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. This is an updated version; please disregard previous cable, Bratislava 18. 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slova [...] | 2010-01-20 10:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO |
10BRATISLAVA22 | SLOVAK PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (U) According to MFA officials, Slovakia has pledged the following humanitarian assistance to Haiti: - 50,000 euros in financial aid - 18-person medical team - 44-bed field hospital - an unspecified amount of tents, sleeping bags, blankets, clothes, etc. The physical aid is en ro [...] | 2010-01-20 10:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN LO HA |
10BRATISLAVA32 | SLOVAKIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Radovan Javorcik, Director of the Fifth Territorial Department at the Slovak MFA, and Marek Brieska, Desk Officer for Afghanistan, on January 25. Javorcik will accompany Foreign Minister Lajcak to the London Conference. Javorcik said that he had already [...] | 2010-01-25 16:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LO |
10BRATISLAVA48 | SLOVAKIA READIES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CAPPING NATIONAL DEBT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Slovak cabinet is poised to approve a constitutional law capping the public debt at 50% of GDP and reforming government accounting in order to limit the ability of future administrations to "cook the books." The proposals are an effort by Finance Minister Jan Pociatek to box-i [...] | 2010-02-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PREL LO |
10BRATISLAVA70 | SLOVAKIA DOES NOT INTEND TO CONTRIBUTE TO MINUSTAH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS |
10BRAZZAVILLE37 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] (U) Christmas came late to Congo, as the World Bank and IMF announced January 28 that Congo(B) had achieved HIPC "completion point," a significant step toward debt relief for the country. According to the IMF and World Bank, the decision will generate total debt service savings of USD 1.9 billi [...] | 2010-02-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL CF |
10BRIDGETOWN7 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for information on fiscal transparency in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funding using FY 2010 SFOAA? [...] | 2010-01-12 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL XL |
10BRIDGETOWN70 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR BARBADOS [...] (U) Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through Invest Barbados, strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. (U) The Government offers special incentive packages for foreign [...] | 2010-02-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR XL |
10BRUSSELS120 | EU PARLIAMENT POISED TO VETO U.S.-EU CT TFTP AGREEMENT; PNR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Parliament is increasingly likely to veto the U.S.-EU Terrorist Financing Tracking Program (TFTP, also known as SWIFT) next week. There are two aspects to this action. First, members of the European Parliament do not feel that they know enough about the operational [...] | 2010-02-01 06:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EAIR EFIN KCRM KJUS |
10BRUSSELS176 | EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment --Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation --D [...] | 2010-02-12 14:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EUN |
10BRUSSELS183 | SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...] | 2010-02-17 13:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG |
10BRUSSELS197 | EU REVISES ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The EU formally agreed on February 15 to extend its sanctions against Zimbabwe by twelve months. Changes include the de-listing of six individuals and nine entities; the EU otherwise rolled over all existing program measures. Preambulatory paragraphs within the Council Deci [...] | 2010-02-19 13:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN BEXP KJUS EWWT EAIR PTER EFIN EUN |
10BRUSSELS211 | THE EU AND SANCTIONS (INTRODUCING THE EU, PART [...] (C) This cable describes political and procedural dynamics associated with the creation and maintenance of EU-wide sanctions programs. Effective USG influence over specific EU sanctions policies generally requires early, sustained, and strategic outreach to Member State capitals, Member Stat [...] | 2010-02-23 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP EAID EAIR EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN EWWT KHLS |
10BRUSSELS219 | U.S. - EU SANCTIONS INFORMAL [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On February 3, an interagency delegation held an off-the-record roundtable discussion on sanctions issues with Spain (current EU Presidency) and the EU institutions. Topics included legal challenges to sanctions regimes, innovations to UN and EU counterterrorism programs, d [...] | 2010-02-25 08:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP BM EAIR EFIN ETTC EUN EWWT KJUS KN KNNP |
10BRUSSELS26 | BELGIUM:RESPONSE TO UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) [...] (C) Poloff delivered January 8 reftel demarche to MFA Counterterrorism Coordinator Thomas Baekelandt. Baekelandt said the GOB was well aware of U.S. commitment to the integrity of the sanctions list and expressed confidence in the U.S. review of the Tranche 4 names. Baekelandt expressed grat [...] | 2010-01-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER BE |
10BRUSSELS35 | EU REVISES CT, DPRK, GUINEA SANCTIONS [...] (C) On December 22 the EU Council formally revised EU counterterrorism (both UN/Al-Qaeda & Taliban and autonomous regimes),North Korea, and Guinea sanctions programs. The December revisions reflect an EU willingness to move beyond UN common denominators in the sanctions domain. Procedural [...] | 2010-01-14 05:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN BEXP KJUS EWWT EAIR PTER UNSC EFIN |
10BRUSSELS42 | AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 6 MEETING WITH JOSE MANUEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, Ambassador Kennard presented his credentials to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. Barroso was positive about the U.S.-EU relationship, saying, &We want to work with you.8 The 45 minute meeting covered climate change, energy security, dat [...] | 2010-01-14 14:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EU PGOV PINR PREL SENV |
10BUCHAREST101 | ROMANIA: PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS (FINALLY) IN CHARGE [...] (SBU) Summary. After a series of politically-motivated delays, the Government of Romania (GOR) signed a contract with U.S.-based Franklin Templeton Investments to manage the Property Fund ("the Fund") on February 25th. Despite early hopeful signs (reftel) that this management contract would b [...] | 2010-02-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON CASC PGOV RO |
10BUCHAREST22 | ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 [...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. Romania's marketplace offers 21.5 million consumers, a well- [...] | 2010-01-13 12:27:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO |
10BUDAPEST106 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES BILATERAL TAX TREATY AND S&T [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
10BUDAPEST14 | RENATIONALIZING MALEV AIRLINES: JAN 31 THE LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press reports indicate that the GOH is close to finalizing a deal by January 31 to reacquire a majority stake in struggling Malev Airlines from Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB). The conclusion of such a deal would help close a turbulent era for Malev under de facto Russian o [...] | 2010-01-12 07:23:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU |
10BUDAPEST17 | HUNGARY: BUS DRIVERS' STRIKE IS ANOTHER STRIKE [...] SUMMARY: After a week of sporadic "wildcat" strikes that made bus service unreliable, Budapest Transport Company (BKV) bus drivers officially went on strike January 12, after the company and union leadership failed to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. BKV garners little p [...] | 2010-01-13 08:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN HU |
10BUDAPEST43 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HUNGARY [...] The following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Hungary: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HUNGARY OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. According to the Hungaria [...] | 2010-01-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB PGOV HU |
10BUDAPEST53 | HUNGARY CONCLUDES $2 BILLION BOND ISSUE [...] (U) On January 26, Hungary successfully concluded a 2 billion dollar bond auction. There was significant demand for the 10-year dollar denominated bond, with bids in excess of $7 billion from more than 250 investors. Finance Minister Oszko commented that the GOH was pleased with the pricing - [...] | 2010-02-01 16:57:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
10BUDAPEST54 | PENSIONS EMERGE AS MAJOR ELECTION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Pension reform is emerging as a major election issue as Socialist (MSzP) and Fidesz party leaders trade attacks in hopes of winning the votes of Hungary's estimated 2.7 million pensioners. As each party accuses the other's program of leaving pensioners worse off, both are trying [...] | 2010-02-02 09:07:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
10BUENOSAIRES107 | Argentina Fires Financial Action Task Force Representative [...] (C) Summary: The GOA fired its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Coordinator over the weekend, reportedly in response to Ecuadorian criticism of Argentina's vote to blacklist Ecuador at the recent Abu Dhabi Plenary. Argentina is under the gun itself in an ongoing peer assessment that seems l [...] | 2010-02-24 19:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EC AR |
10BUENOSAIRES111 | Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Debt Swap Moving Ahead [...] (C) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino expects the GoA's proposed debt swap agreement to be fully approved by international regulatory authorities and ready for launch by mid-March. Noting the recent negative market environment, he said that the exchange might have to go forward without t [...] | 2010-02-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES118 | Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Full Speed Ahead on [...] (SBU) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino stressed in a February 1 meeting that the debt exchange is moving ahead at full speed. He repeatedly emphasized that there are no political obstacles to moving it forward and that the Central Bank and Redrado affair is not affecting the trans [...] | 2010-02-02 22:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES13 | Argentina: Standoff between the President and the Central [...] (C) Summary: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) set off a major institutional crisis in Argentina with her January 8 dismissal of Central Bank (BCRA) Governor Martin Redrado. The GoA has since been fighting frantically with the opposition-controlled Congress, the courts, and media [...] | 2010-01-11 23:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES134 | Argentina: Fiscal Situation Steadily Deteriorating But No [...] (SBU) The long-term Argentine fiscal situation is deteriorating. The fiscal gap is manageable in 2010, but will be difficult to overcome in 2011 without a restoration of the government's ability to borrow on the international financial markets. The GOA has, so far, managed to bridge the gap [...] | 2010-02-04 22:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES142 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 29-February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 29-February 4, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov to [...] | 2010-02-05 17:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES168 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February 5-February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January February 5-February 12, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@sta [...] | 2010-02-12 18:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES206 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 12-February 19, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...] | 2010-02-19 18:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES208 | Argentina: Farmer Demonstration Against Agriculture Policy [...] (SBU) A February 17 demonstration by farmers in Chab????s, Santa Fe province, protesting the government's agriculture policies has brought about welcome policy changes. That evening, hoping to defuse the situation and avoid another all-out strike and sales boycott by farmers, Minister of Agr [...] | 2010-02-19 19:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN AR |
10BUENOSAIRES21 | Argentina Central Bank Funds Frozen - A Conspiracy to Topple [...] (C) GoA reaction to a U.S. Judge's January 12 decision to embargo some official Argentine funds was swift and strong, but rather than taking aim at the USG, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and other officials are accusing some Argentines - including Vice President Co [...] | 2010-01-13 22:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES25 | U.S. Court Lifting of Asset Freeze Calms Argentine Waters, [...] (C) Summary: A New York District Judge's decision on January 15 to temporarily lift the freeze on Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) reserves in the U.S. calmed the markets and appeared to give the GoA some breathing room to resolve the issues of Martin Redrado's fate as BCRA President and the fut [...] | 2010-01-20 18:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES254 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 20-February 26, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...] | 2010-02-26 18:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES48 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 18-21, 2010 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 18-21, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...] | 2010-01-21 20:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES55 | Argentina: Economy Minister Says Debt Swap On Track [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, Economy Minister Amado Boudou emphasized the positive despite the many challenges he faces. Confident and composed despite the late hour of the meeting and the severe political pressure he has faced in the past month, Boudou insiste [...] | 2010-01-28 20:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES61 | Argentina: First Husband's Dollar Purchases Revealed, [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a late January press reports that presidential spouse Nestor Kirchner (NK) had purchased just under US$ 2 million in US currency in October 2008 -- confirmed by GOA sources February 1 -- opposition politicians and political commentators have raised a new alarm about al [...] | 2010-02-02 21:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN AR |
10BUENOSAIRES71 | Argentina: Saber Rattling over Oil Exploration in the [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables which will address the Argentine reaction to hydrocarbons-related activities in the Falklands/Malvinas islands. 2. (C) The GoA is reportedly hardening its policy on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in response to accelerating oil exploration efforts unde [...] | 2010-02-04 16:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV ENRG AR |
10BUENOSAIRES75 | Argentina: Surprise Appointment to Head Central Bank [...] (C) In a surprise move, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) appointed Mercedes Marco del Pont to the post of President of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA). Marco del Pont, 50, and the first woman ever to hold the job, is now serving as Interim President until she is confirmed b [...] | 2010-02-04 23:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES79 | Argentine Financial Intelligence Unit Further Compromised [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KTFN KCRM KJUS PTER SNAR PREL PGOV AR |
10BUENOSAIRES81 | Argentina: Buenos Aires Mayor Macri on Political Plans and Current Situation REF: BUENOS AIRES 25; 09 BUENOS AIRES 1222; 09 BUENOS AIRES 55 CLASSIFIED BY: Tom Kelly, DCM; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador hosted prominent opposition leader and Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, along with four of his cabinet members, to lunch January 28. Macri spoke openly of his planned run for president in 2011. He considered President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband and [...] | 2010-02-05 18:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON PREL SCUL AR |
10BUENOSAIRES86 | MEDIA REACTION; STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; 1/28/10; BUENOS [...] Local newspapers extensively covered President Obama's State of the Union Address, leading their international sections. Reactions were mixed. Most newspapers reported positively, highlighting the President's plans regarding job creation and health care reform. Largest daily Clarin and righ [...] | 2010-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR EFIN ECON ETRD |
10BUENOSAIRES95 | Falklands/Malvinas: GoA Requires Permission for Ships to [...] (C) The GoA issued a decree on February 16 requiring ships to obtain GoA permission before sailing from Argentina or through Argentine waters to reach the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner sought to justify the decree based on UN resolutions. The decree is intende [...] | 2010-02-17 22:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PHSA PBTS EFIN PREL ENRG AR |
10BUENOSAIRES96 | Argentina Economic and Financial Review, Jan 22-28, 2010 [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 22-28, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...] | 2010-01-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
10BUJUMBURA106 | DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES RELATED TO IRANS ISLAMIC [...] On February 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for International Organizations, Adolphe Nahayo, thanked PolOff for sharing the designation information. He did not have any additional comment. Slutz [...] | 2010-02-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR BY |
10BUJUMBURA109 | IRISL'S UNINSURED FLEET AND EVASIVE ACTIONS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for International Organizations, Adolphe Nahayo, expressed his appreciation to PolOff on February 24 for the information on IRISL's uninsured fleet. He did not have any further comment in response to this demarche. Slutz [...] | 2010-02-24 15:42:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN ETTC IR BY |
10CAIRO117 | HIGH INFLATION AND SLUGGISH WAGE GROWTH DETERIORATE STANDARD [...] (U) Key Points --Headline inflation has been high for the past two years and food prices have risen consistently faster than prices of other goods. --Wage growth is sluggish because of the high level of unemployment and the low level of skills and productivity in the workforce. [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO121 | UNPROFITABLE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SWAP LAND FOR DEBTS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) are handing over real estate to settle a significant amount of their outstanding loans to public sector banks. -- The land for debt swaps will settle about 80% of the SOEs outstanding loans with the public banks. -- This pr [...] | 2010-01-24 13:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EG |
10CAIRO146 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO150 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO159 | Scencesetter for Deputy Secretary Lew's February 15-16 Visit [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Lew, we warmly welcome you to Cairo and are seeking meetings with Prime Minister Nazif, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Minister of International Cooperation Aboulnaga. While we continue to work closely and effectively with Egypt on the range of critical regional issues, [...] | 2010-02-04 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL OVIP EFIN EG |
10CAIRO219 | Egypt: Tax Reform Continues As Revenues Meet Lowered [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -- Egypt's Tax Commissioner expects the implementation of the new real estate law to proceed without significant alternations. -- He claims that much of the public resistance to filing property declarations is rooted in people's desire to maintain the secrecy of th [...] | 2010-02-21 07:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO23 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Port Said to Continue Operating as a Free Zone --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) President Mubarak announced dur [...] | 2010-01-04 12:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV EG ET |
10CAIRO241 | BABY STEPS IN THE EGYPTIAN BOND MARKET [...] (SBU) Key Points --The GOE has introduced new financial regulations that allow state-owned enterprises to issue bonds and private companies to more easily issue corporate bonds. --For the first time, the GOE fixed a schedule for releasing treasury bonds. --These regulation [...] | 2010-02-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG |
10CAIRO26 | EGYPT IMPLEMENTS NEW REAL ESTATE TAX [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO28 | WORLD BANK OFFICIAL FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF EGYPTIAN TRANSPARENCY Classified By: ECPO Minister-Counselor Donald Blome for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
10CAIRO284 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --- Egypt Opposes AU Stance on the Copenhagen Accord --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Mona Amr, the [...] | 2010-02-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV EG EAGR ENRG EFIN |
10CAIRO61 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 11 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --------- GOE Increases Third Stimulus Package to LE11.2 Billion --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (U) Prime M [...] | 2010-01-11 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG |
10CAIRO98 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------ Natural Gas Price Increase Postponed ------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Energy Pricing Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Indu [...] | 2010-01-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG IS UG |
10CANBERRA62 | AUSTRALIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Throughout the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Australia, we have used the exchange rate of A$1 = US$0.92, reflecting the most current rate as of January 2010. It should be noted, however, that the exchange rate fluctuated widely over 2009. Following is a table of contents meant to faci [...] | 2010-01-24 20:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV AS |
10CANBERRA64 | AUSTRALIA TO BACK U.S. POSITIONS AT LONDON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia supports the positions outlined in reftel demarche (ref A). While Australia backs a reintegration policy and expects to donate to the trust fund, officials would like more information about exactly how the fund will be structured. AusAID officials welcomed the con [...] | 2010-01-25 03:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AS |
10CARACAS207 | Venezuela's Financial Sector: Fragility Grows, but Neither [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's financial sector is showing increasing fragility. The Venezuelan government (GBRV) now controls 28 percent of the banking sector's assets (up from 12 percent one year ago),has established a foothold in the insurance sector, and has taken at least temporary control o [...] | 2010-02-19 22:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
10CARACAS27 | Venezuela: Chavez Devlaues Bolivar and Creates a Second Rate [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chavez announced a devaluation of the bolivar (Bs) on January 8. Instead of an official exchange rate of 2.15 Bs/USD, there will be two rates: an "official" rate of 2.6 Bs/USD (a devaluation of 17 percent) and a "dolC!r petrolero" rate of 4.3 Bs/USD (a 50 percent de [...] | 2010-01-11 19:07:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE PGOV EPET EINV ETRD EAIR CVIS |
10CARACAS37 | GBRV EXPANDS AUTHORITY OF COMMUNAL COUNCILS TO CREATE [...] (C) Summary: On December 28, the GBRV promulgated an Organic Law of Communal Councils that expands the authority of the communal councils over a broad range of political, social, and economic activity. Under the new law, more than 30,000 communal councils would receive millions of dollars in p [...] | 2010-01-13 21:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV VE |
10CARACAS63 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel, please find following the submission of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela. 2. (U) Openness to Foreign Investment Economic and political uncertainties, a recent history of actual and threatened nationalizations, and increasing state inter [...] | 2010-01-21 22:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB VE |
10CARACAS69 | Venezuela’s Economy in 2010: A Difficult and Uncertain Year [...] (C) Summary: 2010 is shaping up to be another bad year for Venezuela economically. After oil prices fell in the second half of 2008, Venezuela's bubble burst and the economy contracted 2.9 percent in 2009. Analysts' predictions for growth in 2010 range from anemic growth of 1.4 percent to a contrac [...] | 2010-01-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
10CASABLANCA6 | MOROCCO'S SKILL SHORTAGE THREATENS ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's leading CEOs agree that the country's education system has failed to produce graduates fit for the work place. The skill shortage, specifically in the technical and engineering field, threatens the Kingdom's economic growth and competitiveness, the CEO's warned. Publi [...] | 2010-01-13 16:20:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV MO |
10CASABLANCA8 | MOROCCO - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 09:25:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO |
10CASABLANCA9 | DUBAI WOES REVERBERATE IN MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The net value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign direct investment in Morocco reached USD 606 million in 2008, a staggering increase from the USD 15 million invested in 2002. To fuel this expansion, the UAE employed a calculated strategy, which entailed pursuing long-term inv [...] | 2010-01-21 13:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL AE MO |
10CHENGDU20 | U.S. INSURANCE GIANT ADVOCATES MULTINATIONAL APPROACH TO [...] (U) This message contains company proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. U.S. insurance giant Liberty Mutual chose to open its first PRC branch (and later subsidiary) in southwest China's Chongqing, rather than enter the bruising Shanghai market like [...] | 2010-01-27 10:20:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CH |
10CHENGDU5 | WORLD BANK'S IFC ON ASSET BUBBLES, HOUSING COSTS, ECONOMIC [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: The head of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) office in Chengdu, a PRC national with a patriotic bent, acknowledged that China faces possible as [...] | 2010-01-06 07:32:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
10CHENNAI15 | Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: New Unevenly Applied [...] Summary: The Indian Government recently implemented changes in immigration regulations without advance public notice, in apparent response to the arrest of alleged terrorist David Headley. The new regulations restrict reentry of foreign tourists holding a valid Indian visa for two months eve [...] | 2010-01-27 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EAGR EIND EINV ECIN ETRD EFIN BEXP IN |
10CHISINAU21 | MOLDOVA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2010 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating [...] | 2010-01-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD |
10CHISINAU39 | MOLDOVA'S 2010 STATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)-led Parliament approved the 2010 state budget for the Government of Moldova (GOM) on December 23, 2009. The GOM projects an increase in revenues, an increase in expenditures, and a deficit about 11 percent less than i [...] | 2010-01-25 11:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD |
10CHISINAU45 | IMF CONDITIONS FOR AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C?) Summary: In late October, the new four- party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)- coalition government of Moldova (GOM) negotiated a preliminary agreement with the IMF for a USD 588 million loan. IMF resident representative Tokhir Mirzoev told us on January 15 that the primary con [...] | 2010-01-26 14:05:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET EAID RS MD |
10COLOMBO10 | EASTERN SRI LANKA MAKES POST-WAR ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) touts the 'economic success' in Eastern Sri Lanka, where the fighting ended in 2007, as its blueprint for the reconstruction of Northern Sri Lanka. Econoff found that the base economy in the East of paddy rice farming and fishing has boun [...] | 2010-01-07 12:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM |
10COLOMBO136 | MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DONOR CONFERENCE, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO137 | MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DONOR CONFERENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 19 meeting in Colombo, the Ambassador and Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed discussed several issues, including the upcoming Maldives donor conference March 28-29 and an Asian Climate Change initiative led by Maldives and East Timor within the framework of th [...] | 2010-02-24 12:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO26 | MALDIVES ASSISTANCE OVERVIEW: U.S. AND OTHER DONORS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United States and Maldives have enjoyed a friendly and expanding relationship. U.S. efforts were instrumental in the successful conclusion of negotiations between Maldives and IMF, with the IMF approving in December 2009 a stand-by arrangement and related program worth a combin [...] | 2010-01-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO34 | THE MALDIVES HAS GREATLY IMPROVED ITS BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Maldivian President Nasheed has made improving budget transparency a goal for the Maldives. The Government of the Maldives (GOM) has taken action by adopting a public accounting system and using the IMF's Government Financial Statistics (GFS) budgetary format. The GOM has [...] | 2010-01-19 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN KMCA MV PREL |
10COLOMBO5 | LETTER TO SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FROM MALDIVES [...] (SBU) Post received from the Maldivian MFA a scanned copy of a letter from the Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs to Secretary Clinton regarding the Copenhagen conference. The following is the text: BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Maldives 30 December 20 [...] | 2010-01-05 04:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COLOMBO67 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - THE MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for the Maldives for 2010. (NOTE: Certain Website addresses were split to allow for sending via cable. The report sent in Word format has the correct links.) INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE MALDIVES JANUARY 2010 INTRODUCTION [...] | 2010-01-29 05:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV |
10COLOMBO72 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 08:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
10COLOMBO90 | FORMER MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT MAUMOOM ABDUL GAYOOM'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a press conference on January 25, Abdul Maumoom Gayoom, former Maldivian president and leader of the main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP),announced his retirement from politics ahead of the party's national congress, stating that it was time for the "younger genera [...] | 2010-02-03 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN |
10COPENHAGEN46 | PM WARNS OF FISCAL TIGHTENING [...] SUMMARY: Danish PM Rasmussen announced that the government is revising budget plans in 2011-2013 to address growing public budget deficits. The plan, which will extend to 2020, will be released in February and form the basis of the Government's efforts for fiscal consolidation. Though detail [...] | 2010-01-28 09:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV DA |
10COPENHAGEN53 | AFGHANISTAN LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark intends to speak constructively at the London conference on Afghanistan, is supportive of the Afghan reintegration program and will consider seeking funding to support the new Trust Fund, and is preparing an analytical paper on how to proceed in a regional context to pr [...] | 2010-01-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF DA |
10COPENHAGEN85 | DENMARK JANUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) The Chairman of the Economic Council Hans Joergen Whitta-Jacobsen, who assumed his post on January 1, revised the Council's recommendations on economic policy. The Council no longer finds that the time is right for additional stimulus, but rather believes that reforms of social welfare [...] | 2010-02-12 12:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV DA |
10COTONOU53 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI's STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS [...] SUMMARY: In his annual year-end State of the Nation address, President Yayi emphasized that the Government of Benin (GOB)has made steady progress towards prosperity and stronger democracy, despite the international economic crisis and regional threats to peace and security. Yayi underscored [...] | 2010-01-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM KMCA BN |
10DAKAR228 | Possible Senegalese Additions to MINUSTAH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN MARR MCAP PGOV PREL SOCI SNAR HA XL KJUS |
10DAMASCUS51 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC SY |
10DAMASCUS68 | ONE NEW FACE IN ASAD'S CHOICES FOR STATE PLANNING [...] (C) In a move to rapidly fill a gap at the State Planning Commission (SPC) following the ouster of SPC Head Dr. Taysir Raddawi (reftel),President Bashar al-Asad appointed on January 18 the current Minister of Economy and Trade, Amer Hosni Lutfi, as head of the SPC. Asad also selected Syria's [...] | 2010-01-20 03:28:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS89 | WHEN YOUR FATHER GETS FIRED BY PRESIDENT ASAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Suleman al-Raddawi, the 24-year-old son of former State Planning Commission (SPC) head Tayseer al-Raddawi, told us on January 26 his father is "doing fine" following his very public ouster from the SPC earlier this month. Complaining that Damascus' chattering classes had focused [...] | 2010-01-31 08:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS95 | MFA PROVIDES DETAILS ON PLANE IT WANTS FOR [...] (C) Ever hopeful that a way can be found to obtain a "Syrian Air Force One" for President al-Asad, Foreign Minister Muallim's chief of staff, Bassam Sabbagh, took advantage of a January 31 meeting with CDA (reported septel) to provide details about the airplane the Emir of Qatar offered Asad l [...] | 2010-02-01 08:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY |
10DARESSALAAM179 | TANZANIA: SHARES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM PREL EFIN ETTC TZ |
10DJIBOUTI186 | DJIBOUTI: DECEMBER-JANUARY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] (U) This message contains business-sensitive information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) In this issue: --Djibouti associates with Copenhagen Accord --Strong banking sector growth benefits both newcomers and the long-established --Limited progress on Djibouti-Iceland geothermal dea [...] | 2010-02-17 08:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EWWT ENRG KTDB SENV BEXP DJ |
10DJIBOUTI28 | DJIBOUTI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] In FY10, the GODJ receives--and is expected to continue to receive--U.S. foreign assistance as defined in ref A. 2. The GODJ makes budget information publicly available on a regular basis. Citizens may access budget information in a variety of ways: --Through budget legislation published [...] | 2010-01-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV EFIN PREL DJ |
10DOHA22 | QATAR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 07:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC QA |
10DOHA55 | QATARI PERSONAL DEBT: MANAGABLE - FOR NOW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN QA |
10DUBAI11 | UAE HOSTS PAKISTAN INVESMENT FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministers of the UAE and Pakistan co-hosted on January 26 a Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) conference to promote public-private partnership (PPP) in Pakistan. The conference sought to encourage regional and international interest in investment opportunities in P [...] | 2010-02-04 13:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE PK |
10DUBAI13 | UAE's RAS AL KHAIMAH: OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT STRUGGLING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ras Al-Khaimah's (RAK) effort to grow its economy by offering incentives to international investors has attracted primarily small-scale traders, including from Iran, and thereby drawn scrutiny from UAE federal authorities concerned about illicit Iranian activity in the country. O [...] | 2010-02-07 10:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
10DUBAI34 | U.S. Companies Seek Overdue Payment in Dubai [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of advocacy by the Consul General and FCS, some Dubai government-linked companies have begun initial steps to address outstanding payments owed to U.S. companies that provided services and delivered on projects during Dubai's property boom. Dubai Holding, a co [...] | 2010-01-26 09:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV AE |
10DUBAI5 | Labor Strike Over Unpaid Wages [...] (C) Summary: On December 22, 60 Robust Contracting Company staff employees went on strike over three months' unpaid wages. This is the third known labor strike in 2009 (reftel). Representatives from the Ministry of Labor (MOL),Dubai Police, and National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking a [...] | 2010-01-24 12:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV EFIN KTIP AE |
10DUBAI7 | Dubai-based Companies Transition to New Wage Protection [...] (C) Summary: The UAE Ministry of Labor (MOL) issued a decree on the "protection of wages" in September 2009 affecting all the emirates, including Dubai. The Wage Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary payment system meant to shield the UAE's massive foreign labor population from dela [...] | 2010-01-25 12:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM EFIN KTIP PGOV AE |
10DUSHANBE103 | INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS AGREE ON UNIFIED ROGHUN MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gross convened a meeting of heads of diplomatic missions in Dushanbe to discuss a common approach to the government of Tajikistan's campaign to force its citizens to contribute to the construction of the Roghun dam. Attendees agreed on a two-pronged strategy: They wou [...] | 2010-01-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PHUM ENRG EAID IMF TI |
10DUSHANBE104 | TAJIKISTAN: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 06:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI |
10DUSHANBE113 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe delivered points in reftel on January 22 to Farhod Salim, Director of the North America and Europe Department at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Salim said the MFA had no immediate comment on the U.S. goals at the London Conference on Afghanistan, but he had ma [...] | 2010-01-27 03:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TI |
10DUSHANBE117 | A CASE-STUDY IN ROGHUN EXTORTION [...] (C) Summary: The experience of the U.S. micro-finance institution FINCA offers a case study in the subtle and not-so-subtle efforts by the Tajik government to extort funding for the Roghun hydroelectric dam. Employees at all but one of FINCA's 34 offices in Tajikistan have been told to contri [...] | 2010-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR EFIN PGOV PHUM TI |
10DUSHANBE171 | IMPACT OF ROGHUN CAMPAIGN ON U.S. ASSISTANCE GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajik government stresses electricity shortfalls as a serious threat to living standards and economic growth, and rightly so, but refuses to confront key causes of the shortfall, or to pursue to the most effective solutions. Instead, it insists that building mega-hydro-proje [...] | 2010-02-11 10:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON SOCI PHUM TI |
10DUSHANBE176 | IMF TAKES STAND ON ROGHUN; SOME SAY NOT STRONG ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team recently completed a two-week visit to Dushanbe to assess economic and government performance before releasing further funding under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF). A central issue was the government's campaign to fund the Roghun hydroelectric dam. The IMF outl [...] | 2010-02-17 08:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PHUM IMF TI |
10DUSHANBE52 | DAM IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON'T: ROGHUN PRESSURE MOUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the Tajik government inaugurated nationwide sales of shares in the Roghun hydroelectric dam project, using extortion and intimidation to pressure individuals and organizations to buy stock. As part of an unprecedented multi-media campaign, all four state televisio [...] | 2010-01-13 09:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PHUM ENRG EINV TI |
10DUSHANBE55 | TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE ROGHUN EXTORTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Luc Moers (protect) said the government's campaign to extort money from the population for the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric dam appeared to violate the terms of the IMF's current assistance to Tajikistan. He s [...] | 2010-01-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PHUM ENRG EAID IMF TI |
10DUSHANBE67 | TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE ROGHUN EXTORTION (*** CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Luc Moers (protect) said the government's campaign to extort money from the population for the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric dam appeared to violate the terms of the IMF's current assistance to Tajikistan. He s [...] | 2010-01-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PHUM ENRG EAID IMF TI |
10DUSHANBE93 | BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Following are post's responses to reftel regarding transparency of the government of Tajikistan's central budget. -- Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? 2. (SBU) Yes. The U.S. government is expected to provide assistance to the central gover [...] | 2010-01-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL TI |
10EFTOKABUL668 | Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks to be more [...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen expressed optimism that the Afghan banking sector is implementing stronger controls against anti-money laundering and [...] | 2010-02-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
10FLORENCE1 | AMBASSADOR SEEKS UPDATE ON STATUS OF BILATERAL TAX [...] See Action Request in paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a bilateral discussion following his presentation of credentials, Ambassador David Thorne pledged his best efforts to meet the Republic of San Marino's request to conclude a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the [...] | 2010-01-04 11:55:00 | Consulate Florence | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV SM IT |
10FRANKFURT283 | The Future Viability of Germany's Export Driven Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: At the recent annual "Topics of the Year" financial event on January 14 in Frankfurt, the chief economists of Deutsche Bank and the KfW Group, Thomas Mayer and Norbert Irsch, called into question the future viability of Germany's export driven-growth model. While both posited th [...] | 2010-01-28 11:56:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL GM |
10FREETOWN71 | IRISL'S UNINSURED FLEET AND EVASIVE ACTIONS NECESSITATE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 17:33:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM SL IR |
10GABORONE139 | WELCOME TO BOTSWANA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy Gaborone warmly welcomes Codel Meeks-Watt to Botswana. Your visit comes as the Government of Botswana, which announced its proposed FY 10/11 budget last week, attempts to maintain its social welfare and infrastructure development programs despite the global economic slowdown. Bo [...] | 2010-02-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BC |
10GABORONE177 | GOB RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON IRGC DESIGNATIONS [...] This is a response to an action request contained in State 15554. 2. PolOff met with the Assistant Director of the Department of Europe and Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lebogang Diteko on February 25. PolOff passed information contained in ref [...] | 2010-02-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN BC |
10GUANGZHOU33 | CHINA-HONG KONG: CEPA IMPLEMENTATION IN GUANGDONG NOT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Numerous barriers continue to hinder service sector liberalization as envisioned by the Beijing-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement's (CEPA) sixth supplemental agreement that took effect on October 1, 2009, according to Guangzhou-based contacts in meetings [...] | 2010-01-20 07:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH HK |
10GUANGZHOU6 | China Financial Markets: Shenzhen Start-Up Board Rocking [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The long-awaited "NASDAQ-like" start-up board, ChiNext, completed its first 2 months of operation in positive territory after finally making its Shenzhen debut on October 23, 2009. The new board opened by offering a first batch of 28 companies followed by another lis [...] | 2010-01-06 09:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH |
10GUANGZHOU76 | Domestic Demand Strong, But Not "High End" in Guangxi's [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Demand for inexpensive automobiles and heavy machinery produced in Liuzhou, the main manufacturing city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, increased in 2009 and is likely to exceed sales records in 2010, according to local executives. However, China's domestic [...] | 2010-02-10 08:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
10GUATEMALA300 | Guatemalan Response for Force Generation Issues to Reinforce [...] In response to reftel, post received the following information from the Guatemalan Chief of the National Defense Staff General Juan Jose Ruiz Morales. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. a. Firmness: What is the status of each country's offer? The Government of Guatemal [...] | 2010-02-17 00:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
10HAMILTON14 | BERMUDA DIRECTS BERMUDA FIRMS TO CEASE DOING BUSINESS WITH [...] (U) The Government of Bermuda (GOB) has taken expeditious and concrete steps to comply with international sanctions against Iran with the passage of new legislation and directives that strengthen Bermuda's Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing (AML/ATF) regime. On January 15, 20 [...] | 2010-01-19 19:19:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KCRM PGOV PREL BD |
10HAMILTON15 | C O R R E C T E D C O P Y BERMUDA'S 2009-2010 [...] U.S. Consulate General Hamilton provides this corrected copy of the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2009-2010 INCSR (REFTEL A). Post has re-numbered the paragraphs beginning with paragraph 40. GENERAL QUESTIONS 2. (18) Yes. An overseas territory o [...] | 2010-01-19 20:03:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGIV BD |
10HAMILTON6 | BERMUDA: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] U.S. Consulate General Hamilton provides the following answers in response to questions for the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2009-2010 INCSR in REFTEL, referenced in parentheses. GENERAL QUESTIONS 2. (18) Yes. An overseas territory of the Unite [...] | 2010-01-12 19:46:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV BD |
10HANOI168 | Treasury Visit to Hanoi: Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Tax [...] (SBU) Summary. During Treasury Financial Attach???? Seth Bleiweis' January 21-22 trip to Hanoi, Vietnamese economic officials acknowledged the recent policy shift towards fiscal and monetary tightening that began in November 2009, focusing on the control of inflation which has now risen for f [...] | 2010-02-10 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EINT VM ASEAN |
10HARARE116 | Zimbabwe Sets Racial Quota for Business Ownership [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) minister from President Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has issued regulations meant to force "indigenization" of businesses. The new rules, published on February 5, say that any business worth US$500,000 or more must explain how it will "cede a controlling [...] | 2010-02-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL ZI |
10HARARE20 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE [...] Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by roughly 50 percent over the past decade, possibly the largest peacetime contraction ever recorded. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP shrank by 14 percent in 2008 alone. In July 2008 inflation reached the officially est [...] | 2010-01-15 07:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI |
10HARARE32 | ZIMBABWE'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] The USG provides no direct funding to Zimbabwe's central government. But USG funding does support provision of assistance to specific elements of the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). This includes substantial assistance under the PEPFAR program to government-led efforts combating HIV/AIDS, assis [...] | 2010-01-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL ZI |
10HARARE9 | RECOMMENDATION ON RESPONDING TO ZIMBABWE FINANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Tendai Biti sent me a letter requesting that three banks be removed from Treasury's sanctions list. I recommend that we honor Biti's request. The information available to me indicates that these three banks no longer have any role in supporting Mugabe. This woul [...] | 2010-01-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ETTC ZI |
10HARARE98 | Status and Concerns: Establishment of P-MDTF in Zimbabwe [...] (SBU) The donor community in Harare has been in consultations with the World Bank (WB) since April 2009 regarding the establishment of a Programmatic Multi-Donor Trust Fund (P-MDTF) for the purpose of implementing recovery projects in support of the transitional government. There is collectiv [...] | 2010-02-05 09:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PHUM PREL ZI |
10HAVANA84 | KEY TRADING PARTNERS SEE NO BIG ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is little prospect of economic reform in 2010 despite an economic crisis that is expected to get even worse for Cuba in the next few years, according to key commercial specialists, economic officers and Cuba-watchers in Havana. Promised structural reforms remain on hold while the [...] | 2010-02-09 18:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CU |
10HELSINKI19 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - FINLAND [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding features of the investment climate in Finland. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Finnish Government is open to direct foreign investment. There are no general regulatory limitations relating to acquisitions. Legisl [...] | 2010-01-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD USTR OPIC ELAB KTDB PGOV FI |
10HELSINKI36 | FINLAND TO ANNOUNCE INCREASED AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the London Conference Finland will announce its plans to increase its contributions to Afghanistan. On January 22 President Halonen and the Government decided to increase its military and civilian presence and to direct additional development assistance to the northern provi [...] | 2010-01-25 16:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON EFIN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
10HOCHIMINHCITY49 | BIOFUEL IN VIETNAM: ENERGY SAVER BUT NOT ENERGY SAVIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The central and southern provinces of Vietnam are rich in agricultural resources and faced with a growing energy crunch, suggesting to many that biofuel could be an important 'green component' to the GVN's overall energy strategy. However, the biofuel industry is still nascent [...] | 2010-02-11 09:46:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV VM |
10HONGKONG113 | RUSAL IPO IN HONG KONG: ALL RISK, NO REWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Aluminum company Rusal is set to be the first Russian company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) when it completes its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on January 27. Rusal's questionable corporate governance, precarious debt profile, and its CEO's alleged ties [...] | 2010-01-20 11:34:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV HK CH RS |
10HONGKONG149 | HONG KONG AGREES TO PURSUE MOU WITH U.S. CONSUMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Customs and Excise Department (CED) told U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs Richard O'Brien on January 12 that CED would work in 2010 on a memorandum of understanding ( [...] | 2010-01-26 09:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD USTR HK CH |
10HONGKONG182 | HK ECONOMISTS DISMISS DOWNSIDE RISKS TO CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary: China macroeconomists in Hong Kong predict inflation and Renminbi (RMB) appreciation for 2010 but are not overly worried about asset bubbles or non-performing loans. The recent small interest rate increase and hike in reserve requirements were intended to show the market that [...] | 2010-01-29 10:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HK CH |
10HONGKONG212 | HK BUSINESSES WARN TREASURY CONFIDENT CHINESE [...] (C) Begin Summary: Treasury Senior Coordinator for China and the U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) David Loevinger led a Treasury and Consulate General team in meetings with Blackstone Asia Chairman Anthony Leung, Credit Suisse Asia CEO Kai Nargolwala, Hong Kong Monetary Autho [...] | 2010-02-04 10:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON CH HK |
10HONGKONG266 | HONG KONG PUSHES THE OFFSHORE RMB ENVELOPE [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a circular February 11 that effectively simplifies and expands the use of Renminbi (RMB) in Hong Kong for both cross-border and domestic transactions. Foreign companies, including U.S. companies, are explicitly allowed to conduct trade [...] | 2010-02-12 07:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON HK CH |
10HONGKONG326 | HONG KONG AND MACAU NOTIFIED: FEBRUARY 10 [...] (SBU) On February 24, Post notified appropriate government officials in Hong Kong and Macau of the February 10 designation under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of an individual and four companies affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC),per reftel. 2. (SBU) Banking regulators from H [...] | 2010-02-25 09:32:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM MC HK |
10HONGKONG327 | HONG KONG ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) On February 6, Hong Kong completed its second and final round of public consultations on Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-compliant anti-money laundering (AML) legislation to codify requirements on customer due diligence (CDD) and record keeping. The proposed legislation would also es [...] | 2010-02-25 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN HK |
10HONGKONG332 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DENIAL OF PORT ENTRY TO IRAN'S [...] (SBU) On February 26, Economic/Political Chief delivered reftel points to Hong Kong's Marine Department Director Roger Tupper. Tupper stated no Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) or Hafiz Darya Shipping (HDS) vessels had entered Hong Kong waters in recent memory. In the event such [...] | 2010-02-26 07:18:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR HK |
10HONGKONG43 | NEW COMPETITION LAW EXPECTED TO EXEMPT MANY HONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Commerce and Economic Development (CEDB) Bureau Undersecretary Greg So told U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic on December 8 that the Hong Kong government's (HKG) long-anticipated Competition Law will likely be submitted to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) by J [...] | 2010-01-08 10:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH |
10HONGKONG80 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HONG KONG [...] The Hong Kong Government welcomes foreign investment, neither offering special incentives nor imposing disincentives for foreign investors. Hong Kong's well-established rule of law is applied consistently and without discrimination. There is no distinction in law or practice between investment [...] | 2010-01-14 09:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH |
10HONGKONG86 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MACAU [...] Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of "One Country [...] | 2010-01-15 10:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH |
10ISLAMABAD14 | CPPA WOULD BRING TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: According to WAPDA Chairman Durrani, PEPCO, the power sector holding company, is morphing into a new WAPDA, taking financial, technical, and human resources control away from Pakistan's public sector distribution and generation companies. PEPCO's metamorphosis is based on the p [...] | 2010-01-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD178 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 6, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 05:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD182 | PAKISTAN'S PETROLEUM MINISTER ON IMPORTED LNG [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP has nearly completed a deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and build re-gasification facilities in Port Qasim, according to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar. Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is expected to approve [...] | 2010-01-26 06:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD189 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 20, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD206 | TARIN'S CONTINUING BUDGET WOES [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting to clarify the status of U.S. assistance to Pakistan, Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin told the Ambassador January 20 that he needs a total of $2.174 billion from the U.S. ($1.3 billion in Coalition Support Funds and a total of $874 million in civilian assistance) in [...] | 2010-01-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD306 | OPIC TO BRING MUCH NEEDED CREDIT TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD318 | PAKISTAN -- SIX MONTH MACROECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's economy is poised to stage a modest recovery, turning in a GDP growth rate of nearly 3 percent in Pakistan's 2010 fiscal year (FY10). There was a sharp drop in consumer price inflation in the first half of the fiscal year, but in coming months, as global commodity pric [...] | 2010-02-11 02:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PK |
10ISLAMABAD326 | SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY [...] Summary: (C) Deputy Secretary Wolin's visit to Pakistan comes at a time when Pakistan's long term stability depends more and more upon the government's willingness to confront difficult economic policy choices it has long sought to avoid. Pakistan must begin to address a breadth of economic [...] | 2010-02-11 09:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER CH PK |
10ISLAMABAD332 | U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...] | 2010-02-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL |
10ISLAMABAD39 | ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - DEC [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for December 2009, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Low HPV Prevalence among Karachi Women -- AIDS Therapy Centers in Pakistan -- Pakistan to Formally Enter Antar [...] | 2010-01-11 04:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD399 | CODEL KERRY’S MEETING WITH PM GILANI [...] (C) Summary: On February 16 Senator John Kerry met with Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani and spoke about the state of Indo-Pakistani relations. Gilani said that Pakistan was willing to resume talks with India but indicated that in order to gain Pakistan's trust India would need to decrease its footprin [...] | 2010-02-19 10:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD409 | ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - JAN [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for January 2010, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Nationwide Drought Deepens -- Islamabad to Harvest Rain Water -- Promoting Business, Community and Ecology with Pine Nuts -- Worr [...] | 2010-02-22 04:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD410 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 04:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD437 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD444 | TARIN OUT, SHAHAB-UD-DIN -- AND NASIM BEG? -- IN [...] (C) Summary: On February 23, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, and his successor remains unknown. According to conversations on February 24 with Treasury Attache and Embassy EconOff, it is not entirely certain which of the two leading candidate [...] | 2010-02-25 02:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EFIN PK |
10ISTANBUL34 | LEADING TURKISH BUSINESS COUNCIL ELECTS NEW CHAIRWOMAN [...] (SBU) (Summary). To no one's surprise, on January 19 leading Turkish NGO TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association) elected Umit Boyner as its new Chair, replacing outgoing Chairwoman Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag. A new board of directors was also elected. The election took pl [...] | 2010-01-26 12:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL37 | LEADING TURKISH BUSINESS COUNCIL ELECTS NEW [...] (SBU) (Summary) To no one's surprise, on January 19 leading Turkish NGO TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association) elected Umit Boyner as its new Chair, replacing outgoing Chairwoman Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag. A new board of directors was also elected. The election took p [...] | 2010-01-27 05:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL46 | STOCK EXCHANGE CHIEF EAGER TO MAKE ISTANBUL AN [...] (U) Summary. During a January 27 meeting with Ambassador Jeffrey, Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Chief Huseyin Erkan offered his views on how Istanbul can become a major financial center for Turkey and the region. Erkan emphasized that commercial banking alone, even with an offshore compon [...] | 2010-02-05 08:21:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL47 | FORD OTOSAN,S SUCCESSFUL U.S. - TURKISH TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador,s recent visit to a Ford Otosan plant near Istanbul showcased the Ford-Koc joint-venture,s production of the Transit Connect, a U.S. market export that was recently named &2010 Truck of the Year8. Otosan is Turkey,s largest industrial exporter and one of its bi [...] | 2010-02-05 12:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL55 | SENTENCING OF TURKEY,S 2ND RICHEST MAN AND MEDIA [...] (U) On February 10 Mehmet Emin Karamehmet, President of Cukurova Holding, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months of jail for embezzlement by Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court. Known as Turkey's second richest man, Karamehmet was convicted of embezzling funds from Pamukbank, a bank he owned bef [...] | 2010-02-12 13:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
10ISTANBUL60 | EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT ORGANIZERS REQUEST [...] Istanbul Consul General (CG) met recently with Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Foundation which organizes the annual Eurasia Economic Summit in Istanbul. Suver invited the CG to attend this year's summit, which is scheduled for May 5-6, and asked if the U.S. government would be willing t [...] | 2010-02-18 12:47:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
10ISTANBUL67 | NEW TUSIAD BOARD UNVEILS AGENDA, DIVES INTO [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD)'s recently elected board of directors kicked off its new term with a "new approach" laid out in the board's recently released activity plan for the upcoming year. TUSIAD board members predict that the new term will [...] | 2010-02-23 12:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
10JAKARTA136 | INDONESIAN FIU FEARS FATF SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21, Embassy RLA met with representatives of the Indonesian Financial Intelligence Unit (PPATK) to discuss concerns about a recent FATF review of the GOI anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime. The PPATK interlocutors expressed concern that t [...] | 2010-02-01 06:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC |
10JAKARTA140 | INDONESIA REQUESTS SUPPORT IN ADVANCE OF FATF [...] (C) In a meeting January 29, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Rezlan Jenie told the DCM that Indonesia fully understands the need to improve its anti-money laundering/countering terrorist financing (AML/CFT) efforts. MFA staff reported that the [...] | 2010-02-02 05:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM KJUS PTER EFIN SNAR PHUM |
10JAKARTA173 | SUCCESS STORIES: INDONESIA STEPS UP ITS EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is improving its operational effectiveness in combating trafficking in persons. Although much remains to be done, a recent TIP conference (see septel) in Surabaya highlighted several success stories. Police are successfully adapting their tactics to pursu [...] | 2010-02-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC |
10JAKARTA199 | NGOs PRAISE COOPERATION BUT WANT MORE PROSECUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with a DOJ TIP conference (see septels) Embassy DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met on February 2 with two anti-trafficking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Surabaya, East Java, to discuss the ability of local law enforcement to address trafficking [...] | 2010-02-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC |
10JEDDAH4 | JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A GATEWAY THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Smith's December 28 visit to the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) revealed an active organization on the front line of social change in Saudi Arabia. Ambassador met with Deputy Chair Dr. Lama Sulaiman, the first woman to be elected to this position (r [...] | 2010-01-04 09:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ECON PREL EMIN EFIN EIND EINV SA |
10JERUSALEM114 | FAYYAD LAYS OUT 2010 BUDGET AND PROJECT PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told donors that the PA is likely to require USD 1.2 billion in external budget support in 2010, and urged early disbursement. He presented the PA's priority project list for 2010, which includes over USD 5 billion in proje [...] | 2010-01-19 18:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV FR NO |
10JERUSALEM148 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE WEST [...] Obtain temporary copy of certificate of registration from the Ministry. 2. Deposit initial capital, which is 25 percent of the capital plus official bank fees (1/1000 of stated capital). 3. Obtain signature of the required documents by a local lawyer. 4. Register with the commercial Regist [...] | 2010-01-25 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC KWBG |
10JERUSALEM156 | GAZA BRANCHES OF PALESTINIAN BANKS TURN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian bank branches in Gaza have been turning away large Israeli Shekel (NIS)-denominated deposits, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),Gazan merchants, and Palestinian bankers. Contacts in the gas sector in Gaza voiced concerns that they may not have eno [...] | 2010-01-26 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PREL KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM185 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESSES GAZA ELECTRIC [...] (C) Summary. In a calculated move to decrease its financial burdens and increase the fiscal sustainability of the Gaza Strip's only electrical power plant, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is cutting back its payments for the plant's industrial fuel. The PA's goal is to press the Gaza Electr [...] | 2010-01-29 20:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN PREF ENRG GZ IS |
10JERUSALEM276 | DOES HAMAS HAVE A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON EFIN EG GZ KPAL KTFN PGOV PTER QA |
10JERUSALEM279 | NABLUS DEVELOPER ON AREA C CONSTRAINTS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian private sector contacts and developers in Nablus report that a closed Israeli military road north of the city is preventing progress on 15 construction projects that would ease urban congestion and further develop Nablus's economy. Despite the constraints, the cons [...] | 2010-02-12 16:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV OPIC KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM67 | OPIC PRESSES WEST BANK HOUSING INITIATIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: An Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) delegation visited Jerusalem and Ramallah January 5-7 to prepare for the February launch of the West Bank-based Affordable Mortgage and Lending Corporation (AMAL),attend the launch of a small business loan guarantee program aime [...] | 2010-01-13 14:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN EAID OPIC KWBG IS |
10KABUL125 | CHIEF AFGHAN FINANCIAL REGULATOR: "GOOD PEOPLE UNDER ATTACK" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat met with Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne to discuss the Afghan Central Bank's efforts to promote macroeconomic stability and expand key projects. The Governor stated he has not met with President Karzai in more than two months and is uncertain [...] | 2010-01-15 13:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL AF |
10KABUL126 | BMTF/DHS meeting with Finance Minister Zakhilwal [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 20, 2009 meeting, Border Management Task Force Director Ortiz met with Finance Minister Zakhilwal and Deputy Minister Sabit to provide an overview of the current mission set and incoming DHS elements and to discuss the Minister's vision to take the Customs Departmen [...] | 2010-01-16 05:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL AF |
10KABUL127 | AFGHAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) E. Anthony Wayne and Treasury Attache met with Da Afghanistan Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat to discuss the M-Paisa pilot project, which uses mobile banking technology to pay Afghan National Polic [...] | 2010-01-16 05:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL22 | AFGHANISTAN: "TEN MILLION DOLLARS A DAY" LEAVING [...] (C) Summary: On December 26, the U.S. Treasury Attache and a representative of the Border Management Task Force participated in an impromptu meeting between Afghan Minister of Finance Zakhilwal and Central Bank Governor Fitrat. The Minister and Governor discussed Minister Zakhilwal,s recent p [...] | 2010-01-04 05:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL222 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: SUMMIT ASSOCIATES AFGHANISTAN [...] This message responds to reftel request for Embassy input on potential OPIC financing to Summit Associates Afghanistan, to support the expansion of its dairy operations with a 5000MT multi-purpose storage facility in Kabul and a 2000MT dry storage warehouse in Kunduz. Both units will store fin [...] | 2010-01-24 03:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN AF |
10KABUL228 | AFGHANISTAN: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVTS. [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2005, Afghanistan has made steady progress in fulfilling its commitment to fiscal transparency, reinforced by the passage of a Public Expenditure and Financial Management Law (PEFML - 2005),a Procurement Law (2005),the publication of a Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF [...] | 2010-01-24 07:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AF |
10KABUL229 | BORDER ACTIVITY UPDATE: CUSTOMS, BORDER STRUCTURES, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Effective control of its borders is critical to Afghanistan's security and economic prosperity. The Embassy's Border Management Task Force (BMTF) plays a significant role in building Afghan capacity to manage its borders, creating institutions for coordinating border plans; harmo [...] | 2010-01-24 09:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS EAID ETRD PREL EFIN EAIR AF |
10KABUL231 | OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION: AFGHAN GROWTH FINANCE, [...] This message responds to reftel request for Embassy input on potential OPIC financing to Afghan Growth Finance Company (AGF),a non-bank financial institution operating in Afghanistan. AGF is dedicated to providing debt financing to Afghan small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) with a focus [...] | 2010-01-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN AF |
10KABUL25 | COMMERCE OFFICIAL ON CABINET DEAL-MAKING IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 1 meeting, Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) Chief Negotiator (and former Commerce Deputy Minister) Adib Farhadi expressed serious concerns about the Afghan Ministerial confirmation process to Coordinating Director for Development and Economic A [...] | 2010-01-04 11:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL455 | Afghan United Bank CEO Stresses his Humanitarian Activities [...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Haji Mohammed Jan, CEO of Afghan United Bank (AUB) and Naqebullah, Chairman of Afghan United Petroleum, discussed with Ambassador Wayne and Treasury Attache AUB's plans for expansion. Their primary interest, however, was to describe their support for devel [...] | 2010-02-06 14:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER KCOR AF |
10KABUL468 | The Places In Between: Afghanistan Dreams of an East-West [...] (U) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works (MPW) recently presented donors a formal proposal for an east-west highway, one of the most ambitious and expensive infrastructure projects proposed in the post-Taliban era. The road would create a trade and development corridor stretching fr [...] | 2010-02-07 12:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN EMIN EAID EFIN PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL488 | AFGHANISTAN REPORTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED ANNUAL REVENUES [...] (U) On January 23, 2010, the Deputy Minister of Revenues and Customs, Mr. Gul Sabit, unofficially reported that annual revenues for Afghan fiscal year 2010 are likely to be in excess of the 54.5 billion Afghanis (USD 1.09 billion) target set by the IMF. Estimates from the Ministry of Finance pr [...] | 2010-02-09 05:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EFIN PGOV AF |
10KABUL551 | AFGHANISTAN BANKING SECTOR VULNERABILITIES: EXPOSURE TO [...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Attache Office in Afghanistan has met with multiple bank officials, financial sector experts, and a Washington Post reporter in recent weeks to discuss growing rumors that Kabul Bank and Azizi Bank are highly exposed to the Dubai property market. Together, Kabul Bank a [...] | 2010-02-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV AF |
10KABUL564 | Afghan Banking Sector Booms but Concerns Remain about [...] (SBU) Summary: The Treasury Attache Office met with officials from six of the seventeen banks operating in Afghanistan in January to gather views on the health of the sector. These meetings were held with a broad range of formal financial institutions, including large (Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank, [...] | 2010-02-15 05:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON AF |
10KABUL575 | ATMAR UNDER PRESSURE FOR NEW ANSARI HAWALA CASE [...] (C) In a February 2 courtesy call on Interior Minister Hanif Atmar by visiting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Gil Kerlikowske, Ambassador Wayne thanked Atmar for his firmness on recent money laundering cases (Ref B). Atmar responded that the January 14 search of [...] | 2010-02-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN KTFN KCOR KCRM SNAR AF |
10KABUL596 | REFORMING USG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mission is developing a new, coordinated approach for providing salary support and technical assistance to key Ministries and offices of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). We are designing programs to reduce ministerial stove-piping and enhance th [...] | 2010-02-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL AF |
10KABUL668 | Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks to be more [...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen expressed optimism that the Afghan banking sector is implementing stronger controls against anti-money laundering and [...] | 2010-02-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
10KABUL684 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (SBU) During a February 10-11 visit to Kabul, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin promoted sound public financial management and governance in meetings with senior Afghan officials, including Central Bank Governor Fitrat and Finance Minister Zakhilwal and in a speech at the American University of A [...] | 2010-02-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV KCRP AF |
10KABUL711 | CORRECTED COPY: Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks [...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen strongly encouraged the Afghan banking sector to implement stronger controls against money laundering and terrorist f [...] | 2010-02-28 06:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
10KAMPALA93 | UGANDA - IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD DEMARCHE RESPSONE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP MNUC IR PARM EFIN |
10KHARTOUM236 | SUDAN: CHINA POISED FOR KEY ROLE IN POST 2011 AGRICULTURE [...] (U) Summary: The People's Republic of China (PRC) is encouraging Chinese private enterprises to invest heavily in Sudan's agriculture sector, Lee "Ali" Wei Zheng, Commercial Officer for the Chinese Embassy, told PolEconOff February 3. Chinese investors currently have ten farms in China, and [...] | 2010-02-11 09:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EFIN EPET SU |
10KHARTOUM328 | Sudan: Arab League-led Trade Delegation Visits Juba [...] (U) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa arrived in Juba on February 23, leading a delegation of Arab investors and companies to participate in the first Arab Investment Conference in Southern Sudan. GOSS President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar attended the event's opening sess [...] | 2010-02-25 06:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD SENV EFIN KISL SU |
10KHARTOUM75 | SUDAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT AT FIVE YEARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) by the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) the CPA stands at a critical juncture as Sudan moves into its first election since 1986. The peace agreement has hel [...] | 2010-01-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO MOPS ECON EFIN SU |
10KHARTOUM79 | Sudan: Unity Fund Chair on Sanctions Trip, Electoral [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met January 27 with General Yahia Hussein Babiker, erstwhile Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service of Sudan and current Secretary General of the Unity Support Fund. Babiker, who joined a delegation to the United States to discuss the ins and outs of the U.S [...] | 2010-01-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EFIN EAID SU |
10KIGALI127 | IRGC SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:33:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN RW |
10KIGALI41 | RWANDA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Rwanda recognizes the private sector is an essential engine of development and welcomes foreign investment in policy and in practice. As a result of reforms implemented in 2008 and 2009, the World Bank recognized Rwanda as the world,s top reformer in adopting business re [...] | 2010-01-22 07:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR RW |
10KIGALI53 | RWANDAIR SIGNS WITH BOEING, EXPANDS FLEET [...] (C) Rwandair signed in December 2009 a contract with Boeing to buy two new 737-800 aircraft for $84 million. At the signing celebration on December 17, the Rwandair CEO praised Embassy efforts supporting the negotiation. The new aircraft will feature innovative "Dreamliner" interiors and are [...] | 2010-01-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD RW |
10KINGSTON176 | Jamaica: 2010 Special 301 Watch List Response [...] (SBU) Embassy Kingston recommends that Jamaica remain on the Special 301 Watch list until it passes a World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS-compliant patent law. The country's trademark and copyright regime meet international standards, and enforcement efforts remain commendable. Progress also [...] | 2010-02-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL TRSY USTR KIPR XL JM |
10KINGSTON194 | JAMAICA: IMF STANDBY FACILITY APPROVED [...] (SBU) After a series of missed deadlines, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) finally has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On February 4, the IMF approved a USD 1.27 billion Standby facility for Jamaica, opening the door for a further USD 1 billion in funding from other m [...] | 2010-02-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI EAIR IDB IBRD IMF JM |
10KINGSTON196 | Jamaica's Libel Laws: A Chilling Effect on Crime and [...] (U) Jamaica's libel laws have a chilling effect on investigative reporting by the press and hinder the media's ability to bring corruption and criminal activity to light. A duty to inform subjects of media reporting prior to publishing puts the subject of a story on notice and provides them w [...] | 2010-02-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC |
10KINGSTON230 | JAMAICA: WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES JAMAICAN [...] (SBU) The World Bank will provide the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) with USD 400 million in concessionary loans over the next 27 months of the International Monetary fund (IMF) program, according to World Bank Special Representative to Jamaica Badrul Haque, who met with CDA to discuss development [...] | 2010-02-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PREL IDB IBRD IMF JM XL |
10KINGSTON272 | JAMAICA: NONPAPER DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES [...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered nonpaper on the designation of entities related to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Ms. Pamela Ingleton of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). The nonp [...] | 2010-02-25 19:36:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC EFIN IR GM JM XL |
10KINGSTON282 | Jamaican Real Estate: Lower Rates May Lift Market [...] (U) The successful completion of the Jamaican Debt Exchange (JDX) program, combined with the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approving a 27-month Stand-By Arrangement with Jamaica on February 4 for nearly US$1.27 billion to support the country's balance of payments and [...] | 2010-02-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC |
10KINGSTON48 | JAMAICA: FISCAL CRISIS THREATENS MONETARY STABILITY [...] (SBU) Jamaica's fiscal crisis is beginning to threaten monetary stability, with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) (central bank) forced to extend direct credit to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) as well as purchase debt instruments shunned by the market. The BOJ accommodation has become necessary becau [...] | 2010-01-14 14:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC |
10KINGSTON84 | JAMAICA: A GOOD WEEK FOR GOLDING, BUT DAUNTING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding and his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)-led Government of Jamaica (GOJ) have enjoyed a much-needed string of policy successes in recent weeks: rapid progress on negotiations for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Standby Agreement, initiation of a debt-excha [...] | 2010-01-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON SNAR ASEC CJAN CVIS EAIR EFIN |
10KINSHASA100 | FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) The FY2010 USG foreign assistance package for the DRC includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government. In addition, the DRC required a waiver in 2009 under Section 7086 (C)(1)of the SFOAA. Post therefore provides the following responses to the questions contained i [...] | 2010-01-28 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL CG |
10KINSHASA22 | MIMINCO INVESTMENT DISPUTE STILL SIMMERS [...] (SBU) Summary: MIMINCO local representative Joseph Kabwika reported to Econoff on January 6 that no progress has been made on either GDRC payment of a USD 13 million ICSID settlement to MIMINCO or the expropriation of MIMINCO from its headquarters building in Kinshasa. He requested immediate [...] | 2010-01-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV KJUS KTFN CG |
10KINSHASA24 | PRESIDENT KABILA TURNS DOWN 2010 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, President Joseph Kabila rejected the draft 2010 budget and sent it back to Parliament for revisions. One likely reason behind the rejection is that Kabila wants to control spending in order to reach the completion point of the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) [...] | 2010-01-08 15:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG |
10KINSHASA88 | DRC MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS EITI VALIDATION [...] Summary: In 2008, the DRC became a candidate country for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),a multi-stakeholder effort to increase transparency in transactions between governments and companies in the extractive industries (reftel). In order to be declared or "validate [...] | 2010-01-25 16:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EMIN ENRG EPET ECON PGOV CG |
10KINSHASA92 | DRC: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is the text of the Investment Climate Statement for the DRC for 2010. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. (U) The DRC's rich endowment of natural resources, large population size (approximately 68 million) and generally [...] | 2010-01-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KTDB OPIC USTR CG |
10KOROR17 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 01:40:00 | Embassy Koror | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PS |
10KUALALUMPUR103 | MALAYSIA’S NEW ECONOMIC MODEL: ECONOMIC REFORM EFFORTS MAY MEET OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Najib Razak (Najib) introduced a first wave of limited economic reforms (refs A and B) shortly after taking office in April 2009 and has promised more substantial economic reforms designed to improve Malaysia's competitiveness (ref C). To accomplish this, Najib f [...] | 2010-02-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV EXIM MY PGOV |
10KUALALUMPUR37 | MALAYSIA: ISA UPDATE - PETRONAS MOVING AWAY FROM IRAN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Post approached the three Malaysian companies listed in Ref A that are reportedly doing business or contemplating doing business in Iran. Petronas told us January 11 that it has no active investments in Iran, no commitment has been made to invest in South Pars Phase 11 and its c [...] | 2010-01-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY |
10KUALALUMPUR55 | MALAYSIAN INTENTIONS FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 01:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF MY |
10KUALALUMPUR59 | MALAYSIA: SKS VENTURES EXPLAINS ITS IRAN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary: SKS Ventures (SKS) CEO Abang Iskandar Muas (Iskandar) met with Econoff January 19 to discuss SKS plans to develop the Golshan and Ferdowsi gas fields (G&F) in Iran. Iskandar said that the GOM had initially negotiated the deal with the GOI and handed the project to SKS just prior [...] | 2010-01-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENIV ENRG EPET ETTC IR KNNP MY |
10KUALALUMPUR68 | AA/S VAN DIEPEN'S MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Secretary General Zainol told visiting Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Vann Van Diepen in a 90-minute interagency meeting on January 28 that the GOM was in the final stages of reviewing its draft export control law be [...] | 2010-02-05 01:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL EFIN ETTC PARM MY KNNP IAEA |
10KUWAIT129 | KUWAIT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait cordially welcome the February 16-18 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Neal S. Wolin. 2. (SBU) Situated at the nexus of Iraq, Iran, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a freely-elected -- and rambunctious -- parli [...] | 2010-02-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PTER KTFN OVIP KU |
10KUWAIT31 | KUWAITI RESPONSE TO UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the following identifying data on Abdu Hakim Murad on January 12, 2010 via Diplomatic Note. The GoK has no information about Murad's current place of residence or activity. 2. (SBU) Identifying information Name: [...] | 2010-01-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL KTFN PTER |
10KUWAIT45 | TREASURY A/S COHEN REQUESTS CONTINUED TF [...] (C) Summary and Key Points. During a series of meetings on January 13 in Kuwait, Treasury A/S Cohen: - Emphasized the Obama administration's commitment to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat Al-Qa'ida to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan; - Stressed that the Gulf-based financ [...] | 2010-01-24 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER PGOV EFIN KU |
10KYIV103 | IMF AGAIN DISMAYED BY UKRAINIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (C) Summary. IMF resident representative Max Alier expressed frustration and dismay at the GOU's recent public statements falsely announcing the impending arrival of an IMF technical assessment team. Alier said the GOU had resorted to "pressure tactics" and that Deputy Prime Minister Nemyri [...] | 2010-01-21 13:27:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PINR UP XH |
10KYIV107 | POSSIBLE NEW UKRAINIAN PM TIHIPKO CASTS SELF AS [...] (C) Summary. Serhiy Tihipko may accept the position of Prime Minister of Ukraine, but only if he is guaranteed support from the new President and the Rada (parliament) to tackle economic and administrative reforms, and only after the presidential race concludes. Having just finished third i [...] | 2010-01-22 13:48:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL UP XH EREL |
10KYIV113 | WORLD BANK PROPOSES UKRAINE REFORM PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank's Kyiv-based country director Martin Raiser plans to convene the donor community to coordinate a message to Ukraine's new President on needed economic reforms. Raiser told the Ambassador that the Bank had grouped its reform proposals into three areas (fiscal, inv [...] | 2010-01-25 10:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL UP XH EREL |
10KYIV17 | TYMOSHENKO UNABLE TO PRY OPEN NBU RESERVES [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations have stalled over the transfer of $2 billion in National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reserves to the state treasury, inhibiting Prime Minister Tymoshenko's government from getting ready cash to assist with Naftohaz's January 11 payment to Gazprom. Having lowered the NBU's [...] | 2010-01-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PINR UP XH |
10KYIV193 | UKRAINE'S DEPUTY PM ON MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] (C) Summary. In a broad-ranging discussion with the Ambassador on February 2, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Nemyrya expressed concern about Ukraine being designated as a high-risk country at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary meeting in Abu Dhabi in mid-February. Nemyrya also [...] | 2010-02-05 11:22:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV UP |
10KYIV22 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO ORDERS NBU TO ASSIST WITH GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko ordered the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on January 6 to find a mechanism to monetize Naftohaz-held government bonds in order for the state-owned gas company to make the January 11 payment for Russian gas purchased in December. Naftohaz might also be abl [...] | 2010-01-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EREL ENRG PGOV PINR UP RU |
10KYIV226 | UKRAINE'S 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine suffered one of Europe's worst recessions in 2009, with real GDP declining nearly 15%. The economic slump was prompted by a sharp fall in global demand for steel and chemical products, combined with the global credit crunch and vulnerabilities in the Ukrainian financial [...] | 2010-02-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP |
10KYIV23 | SALE OF UKRAINIAN STEEL GIANT LIKELY TIED TO PUTIN [...] (C) Summary. Rumors have swept through Kyiv over the impending Russian purchase of the indebted Ukrainian steel giant Industrial Union of Donbass (IUD). A group of Kremlin-backed investors, perhaps led by metals magnate Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich-controlled Evraz, have reportedly [...] | 2010-01-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PINR UP XH |
10KYIV232 | FIRTASH TRIUMPHS OVER TYMOSHENKO ON NADRA [...] (SBU) Summary. Nadra Bank's year-long moratorium on deposit withdrawals ended on February 10, amidst last-ditch negotiations over the bank's future. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) had engaged in talks on February 10 about liquidating Nadra, one of Ukraine's largest private banks, only to [...] | 2010-02-11 12:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP |
10KYIV244 | YANUKOVYCH CONFIDANT AZAROV PROMISES NEW COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Yanukovych confidant and close economic advisor Mykola Azarov predicted that the President-elect would be in a stronger position to negotiate a new governing parliamentary coalition after the February 25 inauguration. Yanukovych was determined to build a stable coalition to enab [...] | 2010-02-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG UP |
10KYIV278 | FORMER TYMOSHENKO INSIDER CALLS HER DESTRUCTIVE, [...] (C) Summary. In a damning indictment of Prime Minster Yuliya Tymoshenko and her lack of leadership, respected xxxxxxxxxxxx argued that Tymoshenko would continue to work against reform. To limit her destructiveness, xxxxxxxxxxxx argued for early parliamentary elections, which would help strengthen n [...] | 2010-02-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PINR ECON PREL UP |
10KYIV301 | PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary. Respected economist and Party of Regions' Member of Parliament Iryna Akimova stressed the need for fiscal discipline, financial sector reform, and improvements to the investment climate during her February 23 meeting with the Ambassador. She also recognized the need to focus on [...] | 2010-02-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV UP |
10KYIV71 | UKRAINE'S NATIONAL BANK WILL HELP WITH GAS PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the lack of political unity, the National Bank of Ukraine was obliged to help the government make its gas payments to Russia in a timely manner, National Bank Governor Stelmakh told the Ambassador on January 14. During the meeting, Stelmakh also noted that the exchange r [...] | 2010-01-15 16:39:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EREL PGOV UP |
10KYIV8 | CAN TYMOSHENKO MAINTAIN BALANCE AS THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) During a December 31 introductory call, PM Tymoshenko discussed with Ambassador Tefft her efforts earlier that day to convince National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Chairman Stelmakh to disburse $2 billion in reserves so that the government can make its scheduled January gas payment. Tymoshenko [...] | 2010-01-04 17:03:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL UP |
10KYIV89 | UKRAINE'S ACTING FINANCE MINISTER SURVIVES 2009, [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's government still hopes for revisions to the IMF program that would allow it to access $2 billion currently held in reserves at the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU),according to Acting Finance Minister Umanskyi. Without access to IMF money, the first quarter of 2010 woul [...] | 2010-01-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EREL PGOV UP |
10LAGOS17 | CHEVRON MAKARABA PIPELINE SABOTAGED [...] (C) On January 8 Chevron's Makaraba pipeline in Delta State was sabotaged. The pipeline has supplied the Escravos terminal with 20,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Hercules Manager Coleman McDonough says it is not clear if the pipeline was in production or not at the time of the incident. [...] | 2010-01-11 16:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI |
10LAGOS50005 | RECALL 10 LAGOS 50005 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 07:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI |
10LAGOS8 | SOUND MANAGEMENT BOLSTERS EDO STATE BALANCE SHEET [...] (C) Fiscal management, the introduction of new technologies, and the implementation of coherent polices by Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress) have bolstered the State's balance sheet, according to commissioners and observers. The State has significantly increased revenues [...] | 2010-01-06 14:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON ELAB NI |
10LAHORE20 | PUNJAB'S DEFICIT SPENDING POSES CHALLENGES FOR NEXT IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An August 2009 deal to finance Punjab province's deficit received sudden attention from the media in January, despite the absence of new issues arising from that deal - yet. The size of Punjab's growing deficit, however, raises concerns about the next review of Pakistan's financ [...] | 2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK |
10LAPAZ23 | Morales begins next administration in strong economic [...] (U) SUMMARY. As President Morales is inaugurated into his second term in office, Bolivia enters 2010 with strong economic fundamentals. Although concerns remain about the investment climate, GDP continues its strong growth (6.1% in 2008, 3.25% in 2009),inflation fell significantly (from 11.8% [...] | 2010-01-26 18:07:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL BL EINV EFIN SNAR ETRD |
10LAPAZ49 | BOLIVIA COMMITS 200 ADDITIONAL MINUSTAH PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Embassy La Paz Military Group officer spoke with Bolivian Defense Ministry representatives and confirmed that the GOB plans to replace its current UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) presence of 205 peacekeepers with a fresh contingent within two weeks. 2 [...] | 2010-02-17 20:37:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR SOCI MCAP MARR ASEC EFIN KJUS |
10LAPAZ72 | BOLIVIA - 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, Embassy La Paz submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. The Bolivian investment climate is undergoing a transformation. In February 2009, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)-led government obtained passage of a new constitution which aggressively [...] | 2010-01-13 19:51:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BL |
10LILONGWE118 | MALAWI: VISIT BY INDIAN VP BRINGS PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE, [...] During a January visit to Malawi, Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari announced credits and grants to Malawi worth USD 55 million. Malawi's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted an investment forum during this visit, providing Malawian businesses an opportunity to make contacts w [...] | 2010-02-11 11:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EINV EWWT IN MI |
10LILONGWE26 | MALAWI 2009-2010 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] Post is pleased to submit the following responses to the request for information contained in reftel. Post's most recent INCSR report dates from 2007. Accordingly, Post has chosen to reply to the reftel questions. Answers are keyed to reftel paragraph numbers. 2. Post contact for the 200 [...] | 2010-01-11 15:36:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MI |
10LILONGWE33 | MALAWI: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...] | 2010-01-14 13:30:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MI |
10LILONGWE37 | MALAWI: DONORS DO RARE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mutharika hosted selected diplomats for a rare, wide-ranging discussion at State House January 18. Nine members of his cabinet, representing his nine developmental priorities, accompanied him. Among other things, the President and his ministers defended the ruling par [...] | 2010-01-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN KPKO MI |
10LILONGWE40 | MALAWI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY GOOD AND GETTING BETTER [...] Summary. Malawi's budget is a matter of public record and fiscal information is available through the Ministry of Finance. U.S. and other donor programs have contributed to improvements in GOM capacity, and to the quality and transparency of the budget process. Although there is still room f [...] | 2010-01-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID MI |
10LIMA171 | PERU: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO REINFORCE UNPKO MISSION IN [...] (SBU) This telegram responds to action request in paragraph 7 of Ref A. The information was provided by senior MINDEF officials and military officers. We understand that the GOP has already transmitted the information below to UNDPKO. A. Firmness: What is the status of each country's of [...] | 2010-02-16 13:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO HA |
10LIMA172 | Peru - Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Lima submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agr [...] | 2010-01-26 21:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PE |
10LIMA215 | PRESIDENT ENDS DISCORD OVER SECURITY FORCES' COMPENSATION [...] (C) Summary: Compensation for GOP security forces has always been sensitive issue, given their key role in maintaining public security in a country where potential conflicts abound and state presence is lacking. After several weeks of bitter political wrangling within his administration and [...] | 2010-02-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EFIN SOCI MCAP PE |
10LIMA222 | January Trade and Investment Brief [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru's Free Trade Agreement with S. Korea -- Entry into Force of Peru-China Agreement Delayed -- The Peru-EU Negotiations -- Negotiations with Japan Remain Complicated -- India and Peru Talk Pos [...] | 2010-02-02 19:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
10LIMA99 | Peruvian Banking Superintendent Talks about Future of FIU [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Superintendent of Banking Felipe outlined his vision for the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) moving forward and discussed his priorities as the new chairman of GAFISUD (spell out first usage) in a January 22 meeting with Emboffs. Accompanied by International Affairs Mana [...] | 2010-01-28 20:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EFIN SNAR PE KCRM KTFN |
10LISBON22 | PORTUGAL'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly diversified and service-based since [...] | 2010-01-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO |
10LISBON43 | PORTUGAL: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 09:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF PO |
10LISBON66 | PORTUGAL: ACTION REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In April 2009, officials of Millennium BCP, Portugal's leading private bank, visited Iran at the invitation of the Iranian Embassy in Lisbon and met with the Central Bank and other entities in the financial sector to discuss Iran's in [...] | 2010-02-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
10LISBON72 | VENEZUELA WITHHOLDS PAYMENT TO PORTUGUESE COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Portugal signed a series of commercial agreements with Venezuela in 2008 to expand economic cooperation. While the agreements have increased Portuguese investment in Venezuela, Portuguese companies have confronted numerous challenges, including devaluation of the bolivar, delays [...] | 2010-02-22 19:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL ENRG EPET VE PO |
10LONDON260 | HMG SAYS UK WILL NOT INTRODUCE BANK LEVY TO RECOUP BAILOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Following President Obama's proposals for a Financial Crisis Responsibility (FCR) fee and bank restructuring, HMG announced it would not introduce similar measures in the UK. While HMG supports the concept of a future internationally coordinated global bank insurance levy, it d [...] | 2010-02-04 13:37:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK |
10LONDON322 | UK PASSES TEMPORARY TERRORIST ASSET-FREEZING BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: A temporary terrorist asset-freezing bill became law in the UK on February 10, having been fast-tracked through parliament under emergency procedures. The Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Act 2010 was introduced following a Supreme Court ruling that two of HM Tre [...] | 2010-02-11 14:41:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KTFN UK |
10LONDON324 | NO UK PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE TO HAITI UN PEACEKEEPING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 15:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN |
10LONDON71 | TREASURY COMMITTEE GRILLS SEVERAL BANK CHIEFS ON BONUSES, [...] (U) Summary: The House of Commons' Treasury Select Committee held a one-off evidence session January 12 on the UK's fully and partially nationalized banks. It heard evidence from Stephen Hester, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS),Gary Hoffman, chief executive of Northern Roc [...] | 2010-01-14 07:10:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
10LONDON84 | UK VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS: UN, EU AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC ECON KTFN EFIN IR US |
10LONDON92 | United Kingdom: Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2010. UNITED KINGDOM: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT --------------------------------------------- ---- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment [...] | 2010-01-15 17:27:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK |
10LUSAKA20 | ZAMBIAN BUDGET TRANSPARENT -- EXECUTION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) The Zambian government (GRZ) publishes its budget in draft and final form annually, as required by law. The budget is available for purchase from government printers, and is analyzed by civil society organizations (CSOs) and international accounting firms during the budget debate proces [...] | 2010-01-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PREL AID ZA |
10LUXEMBOURG19 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer. Muller stated that no response could be made before January 26, at the earliest, as many of the principals including primary Afghanistan desk officer Jean-Louis Thill were in Brussels for a meeting. 2. (U) P [...] | 2010-01-25 16:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LU |
10LUXEMBOURG23 | LUXEMBOURG INTENTION TO ANNOUNCE NEW CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (U) MFA desk officer Yasuko Muller delivered Luxembourg's intended announcement details concerning new contributions for the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) trust fund and developmental aid to Pol/Econ Chief January 27 just before she departed for the London Conference. 2. (U) I [...] | 2010-01-27 17:23:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON EFIN PGOV AF LU |
10LUXEMBOURG31 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: IMPENDING UN NOMINATION OF [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer, February 5. Post is awaiting a response. 2. (U) POC for this action is: Michael A. Via, Pol/Econ Chief, email: viama@state.gov. Stroum [...] | 2010-02-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO IZ LU |
10LUXEMBOURG51 | LUXEMBOURG RESPONSE: UN NEEDS FRANCOPHONE POLICE UNITS, [...] (SBU) Per Ref B Luxembourg is considering participating in additional relief operations as part of a future EU contingent. GOL does not intend to participate directly as part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). 2. (U) POC this message is Political and Economic Chief, Mic [...] | 2010-02-25 16:26:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR EUN SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
10MADRID114 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 25-29 [...] (U) The official National Institute of Statistics (INE) fourth-quarter 2009 unemployment rate was 18.8%, a raise of almost 1% from the previous quarter. This is the third consecutive year that the unemployment rate has increased. Over 4.3 million Spaniards were unemployed, up by 1.1 million f [...] | 2010-01-31 23:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB SP |
10MADRID148 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1-5 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP |
10MADRID155 | AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S FEBRUARY 4, 2010 MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB KIPR SP |
10MADRID194 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 15-19 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SP |
10MADRID42 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 11-15, 2010 [...] (U) Local media reported on German government criticism of President Zapatero's EU statement calling for economic sanctions for EU member countries that fail to meet specified objectives in the successor to the Lisbon Strategy for EU Growth. Rainer Breuderle, German Minister of Economics and [...] | 2010-01-19 12:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB KIPR SP |
10MADRID70 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 18-22 [...] (U) The European Commission will limit Spain's banking sector restructuring fund (FROB) to loans of no more than 2% of 'risk-weighted assets' to distressed banks and savings banks, or 2% of their "determined minimum amount of capital to operate effectively." The EC made this announcement after [...] | 2010-01-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KIPR SP |
10MADRID77 | SPAIN GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Post conveyed talking points in reftels to key Spanish contacts in the Defense and Foreign Affairs ministries and at the USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). Subdirector General for Security Affairs Manuel Acerete confirmed that Special Ambassad [...] | 2010-01-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MOPS NATO AF |
10MALABO39 | DESIGNATION OF FOUR ENTITIES AND ONE INDIVIDUAL RELATED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Malabo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
10MANAGUA111 | BUSINESS LEADERS ON ALBA'S ECONOMIC CLOUT IN NICARAGUA [...] (C) Participants in the Ambassador's February 5 economic roundtable shared observations and anecdotes concerning the influence of Chavez's Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) funds in the Nicaraguan economy. Attendees stressed that the ongoing economic downturn in Venezuela could even [...] | 2010-02-22 22:02:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL NU |
10MANAGUA16 | Nicaragua: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism [...] No acts of international terrorism occurred in Nicaragua in 2009. Three items from the 2008 report that remained largely unchanged. In 2009 Nicaragua made no substantive progress towards establishing a Financial Intelligence Unit or passing the counterterrorism bill first proposed in 2004. [...] | 2010-01-06 16:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR NU |
10MANAGUA21 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Reftel A, while the Nicaraguan national budget is publicly available on the GON's Ministry of Finance website, it does not include or accurately reflect funds originating from Venezuela under the auspices of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) program, which rema [...] | 2010-01-13 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL NU |
10MANAGUA250 | Data Confirm Nicaragua's Economic Decline in 2009 [...] (U) Data from January-November 2009, the latest period for which figures are available, confirm an economic contraction in Nicaragua of almost 2% last year. The global financial crisis played a major role in the decline, but internal political factors also dampened economic activity, especially inv [...] | 2010-02-26 16:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV NU |
10MANILA149 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR |
10MANILA38 | Philippines 2009 Economic Wrap-up and 2010 Way Ahead [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine economy is poised for moderate growth in 2010 after avoiding most of the effects of the world recession in 2009. Although buffeted by two extremely damaging storms in the final trimester, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded overall in 2009, while neighbori [...] | 2010-01-07 07:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD ECIN RP CN XE XD |
10MAPUTO104 | MOZAMBIQUE 2010 INVESTOR CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be an investor's primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and northern regi [...] | 2010-02-04 12:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB ECON MZ |
10MASERU63 | LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO TWO DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 07:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN LT |
10MBABANE25 | SWAZILAND LOOKS TO DEBT AND FISCAL CUTS TO COVER BUDGET [...] (U) A dramatic drop in Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) receipts has forced the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland (GKOS) to cut ministries' budgets and consider alternate ways to raise money to finance the 2010 budget. SACU receipts represented approximately 60 percent of GKOS's budge [...] | 2010-01-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL WZ |
10MBABANE35 | SWAZILAND FISCAL TRANSPARENCY 2010 REVIEW [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel's request regarding information on Swaziland's fiscal transparency and USG FY2010 assistance. 2. (SBU) Under the FY 2010 SFOAA, Swaziland is allocated $100,000 in IMET funding, which is not provided directly to the Ministry of Defense but pays for expense [...] | 2010-01-26 08:00:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL WZ |
10MEXICO103 | Terrorism Finance: Pre-Notification for UN 1267 - Mexico [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN IZ MX |
10MEXICO106 | Mexico Economic Weekly - January 9 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-01-13 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO198 | NEW FINANCE SECRETARY MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, NSC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Carlos Pascual and NSC Senior Director David Lipton met with newly appointed Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) Francisco Cordero and Deputy SHCP Secretary Alejandro Werner. They discussed the current state and outlook of Mexico's economy, the importance [...] | 2010-01-21 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO230 | Mexico Economic Weekly - January 22 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-01-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO308 | Mexico Economic Weekly - Jan 29, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-01-29 20:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO348 | NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON THE ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY [...] Summary. In his first speech as central bank (BOM) governor on January 27, Agustin Carstens addressed the state of the global economy and its impact on Mexico's recovery. He also discussed the BOM's monetary policy and projections for inflation in 2010 and 2011. Carstens said the temporary [...] | 2010-02-02 23:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO428 | Mexico Economic Weekly - February 5, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-02-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO630 | Mexico Economic Weekly - February 19, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...] | 2010-02-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX |
10MEXICO690 | Scenesetter for Ex-IM Chairman Fred Hochberg [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a crucial moment in our efforts to deepen our bilateral relationship with Mexico, our third largest trading partner after Canada and China. As we institutionalize our security agenda we will also need to give more attention to the economic and social agenda [...] | 2010-02-24 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD MX OVIP |
10MINSK13 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 10, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elections --------- - Lukashenka Approves Election Law Amendments (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - GOB Continues to Prosecute Democratic Activists (para. 3) - Enforcement of Controversial I [...] | 2010-01-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG BO |
10MINSK20 | BELARUS: 2009-2010 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] Summary. Belarus is not a regional financial center. A general lack of transparency throughout the financial sector means that assessing the level of potential for money laundering and other financial crimes is difficult. Corruption (including embezzlement through abuse of office, taking br [...] | 2010-01-20 18:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR BO |
10MINSK21 | BELARUS: 2009-2010 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] Summary. Belarus is not a regional financial center. A general lack of transparency throughout the financial sector means that assessing the level of potential for money laundering and other financial crimes is difficult. Corruption (including embezzlement through abuse of office, taking br [...] | 2010-01-20 18:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR BO |
10MINSK32 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Increases Harassment and Pressure Against Unrecognized Union of Poles (para. 2) - United Democratic Forces Pledge to Continue Activities Amid Uncertainty and Defec [...] | 2010-02-01 19:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG KDEM BO |
10MONROVIA122 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: JANUARY 28, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- APM Terminals Tapped to Manage Monrovia Port -- BHP Billiton and Arcelor Mittal Form Cross-Border Partnership -- Liberia Hires Private Firm to Recover Taylor-Era Assets [...] | 2010-01-28 15:21:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA134 | JUANITA NEAL QUERY: INFO RESPONSE [...] SUMMARY: Juanita Neal has long been involved in the Liberian timber industry. She held a lucrative position in the Taylor government, and currently works as an attorney and timber consultant. While there is reason to believe she has maintained ties with the timber companies that conducted lo [...] | 2010-02-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC LI |
10MONROVIA158 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- U.S. Firm To Begin Drilling For Oil -- Donors Push Renewed Commitment to Kimberley Process -- USG Portfolio Review with the Government of Liberia (GOL) -- Ambassador a [...] | 2010-02-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA182 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 11, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- INDIAN MINISTER INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT -- PROPOSED MONEY LAUNDERING LAW EXCLUDES LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION -- LNP PRIORITIZES ASSISTANCE REQUESTS -- LOCAL CHIEF [...] | 2010-02-11 16:16:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA196 | IMF: LIBERIA REMAINS ON TRACK FOR 2010 HIPC COMPLETION POINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A working-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund has offered a cautious assessment of Liberia's prospects for HIPC Completion Point during 2010, insisting that the IMF must use its pre-Completion Point leverage to ensure Liberia implements long-delayed legislation [...] | 2010-02-17 16:53:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN LI |
10MONROVIA202 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 18, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- PRESIDENT SIRLEAF'S PARTY CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM -- UN MISSION IN LIBERIA RELEASES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEMBERS DIVIDED OVER RESPONSE TO TRC R [...] | 2010-02-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA250 | THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 25, 2010 [...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: --DEATH OF ADOPTED LIBERIAN ELICITS STRONG REACTION --TSA CONDUCTS FINAL PRE-ASSESSMENT MISSION --TONY BLAIR ADVISES PRESIDENT'S OFFICE --NEW HEAD OF FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT [...] | 2010-02-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI |
10MONROVIA47 | LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions were lifted on timber exports in 2006 and on diamond exports in early 2007. Liberia is now Kimberly Process compliant. The removal of sanctions opened t [...] | 2010-01-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI |
10MONTERREY32 | Monterrey: Ground Zero for Mexico's Emerging Venture Capital [...] (U) Summary: To provide greater space for small and medium-sized companies, Monterrey Tec, Mexico's most prestigious private university, has established a private enterprise program which provides seed capital for start-ups. Teaming with Monterrey Tec and private industry, ConGen Monterrey i [...] | 2010-01-26 00:11:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MX |
10MONTERREY60 | DESPITE UPBEAT STATE FORECAST CHALLENGES REMAIN TO NUEVO [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Nuevo Leon Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) report predicted that state growth would continue to surpass that of Mexico as a whole, moving 2009 state per capital nominal GDP from US $12,445 to US $25,426 by 2015, 104 percent above the predicted national ave [...] | 2010-02-26 00:13:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX |
10MONTERREY8 | AMBASSADOR VISITS SAN LUIS POTOSI [...] (U) Summary. On January 7, the Ambassador and the GoM's Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) Director of Operations Facundo Rosas Rosas and AmEmbassy Mexico's NAS Director, traveled to San Luis Potosi to tour the SSP's Training Academy. The facility has trained incoming SSP cadets since 2009 [...] | 2010-01-12 21:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ECON EFIN MX |
10MONTEVIDEO2 | Uruguay: Economy Continues to Grow; GOU Seeks to Counter [...] SUMMARY: Uruguay's economy continued to grow in the third quarter of 2009, led by strong private consumption, exports, and countercyclical government spending. The GOU expects GDP growth of 2.0 percent and 4.0 percent for 2009 and 2010, respectively. The sharp fall in the price of the dollar [...] | 2010-01-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV UY |
10MONTEVIDEO26 | URUGUAY - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The Government of Uruguay recognizes the important role foreign investment plays in economic development and works to maintain a favorable investment climate. Aside from a few sectors in which foreign investment is not permitted, there is neither de jure nor de facto discrimination toward inv [...] | 2010-01-15 17:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR UY |
10MOSCOW153 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OECD INVITING RUSSIA TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 12:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ETRD EINV EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW199 | MEDVEDEV: ELITE SUPPORTERS WANT ACTION ON [...] Summary: Behind the scenes of the January 22 State Council session, Medvedev supporters and observers are looking for signs that the President is willing to implement the political ideals he publicly advocates. Some United Russia insiders sympathetic to Medvedev reportedly pledged the Presiden [...] | 2010-01-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW318 | INSOR REPORT REINVIGORATES DEBATE ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Igor Yurgens' and Yevgeniy Gontmakher's "21st Century Manifesto" has re-ignited debate among elite groups about President Medvedev's economic modernization objectives and proposed political reforms. Yurgens and Gontmakher support Medvedev's broader modernization agenda and express opti [...] | 2010-02-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW322 | SHIFTING EAST SIBERIAN OIL TAX HOLIDAYS REVEAL [...] (C) Starting in 2010, the GOR instituted a new export tax exemption for certain East Siberian oil fields in order to stimulate hydrocarbon development in the region. DPM Sechin supports the exemption to encourage shipments of oil east through the new East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline. [...] | 2010-02-12 16:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PREL RS |
10MOSCOW325 | KRASNOYARSK: A REGION ENJOYING THE STATUS QUO OR [...] (C) Summary: Krasnoyarsk government officials are confident that their management of the region's substantial energy and mineral wealth ensures political and economic stability. Opposition political figures and independent journalists give kray authorities high marks for their constructive eng [...] | 2010-02-15 15:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMAR PHUM PINR ECON EFIN RS |
10MOSCOW342 | RUSSIA CBR DEPUTY DISCUSSES IRAN, FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 17:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PTER RS IR |